Vocabulary · Verbs
German Verbs List, A1 to C2, Words 1,681–1,740
Words 1,681 to 1,740 of 2,742, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,742
entries
114
at A1
167
at A2
397
at B1
- schmieren to smear, to spread (a cream or similar substance across across a surface); to butter…
- vorspielen to perform something for; to play something for; to audition
- erlösen to deliver, to set free; to deliver; to redeem; to save (to free from sin, its…
- erliegen to succumb to; to lose out to; to yield to; to fail to withstand; to be under
- verübeln to resent
- bangen to feel dread or fear, especially for someone else without being able to do something…
- abfangen to intercept, to stop (to prevent a strike or projectile from reaching its target); to…
- erschließen to exploit or develop; to tap
- brummen to growl; to hum
- vertauschen to exchange, swap
- beschießen to shoot at, to bombard
- lutschen to suck; to keep something in one's mouth while licking it constantly, as done with…
- strömen to flow, stream, pour
- scheppern to clank, clash, clatter, rattle (make the sound of hard objects, e.g. metal or glass,…
- zusammenbrechen to break down, collapse
- anstarren to stare at
- kacken to shit
- veranlassen to cause, to prompt, to arrange for, to bring about
- verheilen to heal
- misshandeln to mistreat, to abuse
- abdecken to cover; to cover costs
- kandidieren to be a candidate
- wischen to wipe; to mop, scrub
- absprechen to arrange, to agree upon; to coordinate; to deny, to dispute
- beladen to load; loaded, laden, weighed down
- abliefern to deliver (at a target location); to bring, to hand over, to return someone somewhere…
- sabotieren to sabotage
- nachlesen to look up; to proofread
- verblüffen to amaze, to dazzle
- einbüßen to lose
- beitreten to join (to become a member of)
- zurückschicken to send back, to return
- hinhalten to hold out to/for (with the hand etc.); to stall (employ delaying tactics against)
- weihen to dedicate to a cause or purpose; to consecrate
- überreichen to hand something over, to present
- entzünden to ignite, to inflame; to inflame
- anschreien to shout, yell at someone
- verachten to despise, to scorn
- ausatmen to breathe out, exhale; to draw one's last breath
- anfühlen to feel (by touch); to feel
- surren to buzz, whirr (make a dark, vibrating, metallic sound)
- anknüpfen to establish (a relationship)
- aushandeln to negotiate
- zusammenreißen to pull oneself together
- rangieren to shunt; to rank (have a ranking)
- frieren to be cold, feel cold [auxiliary haben] (unlike English freeze neither informal nor…
- hetzen to chase; to pursue; to sic, to set upon
- vorgeben to pretend; to purport, to allege, to profess, to claim
- erhängen to hang someone (to execute by hanging); to hang oneself (to commit suicide by hanging)
- verschleppen to abduct; to protract
- zusprechen to grant; to comfort
- kränken to insult, offend; to hurt someone's feelings
- zusammenschlagen to beat up, to rough up; to break, to smash
- verjagen to scare away, to chase away, to expel
- schmoren to braise, to stew (cook in a covered pot in a small amount of liquid); to stew, to…
- auslassen to leave out, omit; to melt (butter etc.); to render down (bacon, fat etc.)
- ausgraben to dig up
- zeugen to beget, father, procreate; to testify, bear witness, declare
- anstecken to infect:; to infect someone
- stattgeben [with dative] to approve (a request)
Common questions
How many German verbs should I know?
This list holds 2,742 verbs graded A1 to C2. 281 of them fall in A1–A2, which is the set worth knowing cold before anything else.
Are the verb forms included?
Yes. Every verb entry lists the third-person present, the preterite and the past participle, plus whether it takes haben or sein in the perfect. Those four pieces are enough to build every tense.
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