Vocabulary · Verbs
German Verbs List — A1 to C2 — Words 121–180
Continuing the list — words 121 to 180 of 1,897, still commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
1,897
entries
45
at A1
137
at A2
227
at B1
Each row links to the word's full entry — meanings, forms, examples and audio — on its own level page.
- interessieren to interest; to be interested in
- zuhören to listen
- träumen to dream
- spazieren to take a walk, to stroll, to walk leisurely
- entspannen to relax
- waschen to wash
- warnen to warn, to caution, to admonish
- riechen to smell (something); to sniff (something); to use the sense of smell; to detect a smell
- einladen to invite; to treat (to food or drink, especially at one's own expense)
- aufwachen to awake, to wake up
- wiederholen to repeat (to do or say again); to recapitulate (to summarize or repeat in concise form)
- bestellen to order (e.g. food at a restaurant, items for delivery); to order to come, to summon…
- schenken to give as a present, to gift; to spare one(self) (something)
- liefern to supply, provide; to deliver (goods, an order, etc.)
- schneiden to cut; to carve; to slice; to pare; to clip; to mow; to prune; to trim
- sammeln to gather; to assemble; to collect; to congregate; to assemble; to meet
- ausziehen to move out, to vacate; to set off, to set out (in order to achieve a higher goal, into…
- sparen to save up; to accumulate, to put aside (for a specific purpose); to save, to conserve…
- üben to practice, to drill, to train; to exercise, to perform; used to form verbal phrases…
- einkaufen to shop; to buy, to purchase
- planen to plan (some action or event)
- klingen to ring; to clink; to sound
- telefonieren to have a telephone call
- informieren to inform, to update; to read up on, to find out, to research, to look into, (rare) to…
- begrüßen to welcome
- umziehen to move; to change clothes, to get changed
- tauschen to trade, to exchange, to swap, to barter; to do something mutually; to swap circumstances
- leihen to borrow; to lend, loan
- mitbringen to bring (along, with), to accompany; to bring (something, especially as a gift)
- trainieren to work out, to exercise, to train; to train, to coach
- schmecken to taste; to enjoy (the taste of something)
- malen to paint (do paintwork); to paint (create a painting)
- ankommen to arrive; to depend
- putzen to clean, especially by rubbing with something wet, to brush (one's teeth); to groom…
- füttern to feed (to give food to)
- wundern to surprise, to astonish (of sights, behaviors, outcomes); to be surprised
- aufräumen to tidy up
- wandern to hike, to go trekking; to wander, to migrate, to move spontaneously, to end up…
- parken to park
- klettern to climb (e.g. up a tree)
- frühstücken to have breakfast, to breakfast (to eat the morning meal); to have something for…
- gratulieren to congratulate
- fotografieren to photograph
- mieten to hire, to rent
- zeichnen to draw, to sketch
- backen to bake; to roast; to fry
- rasieren to shave; to discontinue in order to reduce spending etc., to cut back
- zumachen to close; to shut; to lock
- einpacken to wrap up; to pack up (a gift, etc.); to dress warmly; to bundle up
- joggen to jog; to get oneself into a certain state by jogging
- tanken to fuel, to refuel (fill a fuel tank of a vehicle); to drink a lot of alcohol
- abbiegen to turn, to turn off; to bend, to turn (of a road, street, path, etc.)
- trocknen to dry (to become dry, cease being wet); to dry (to make dry or let become dry)
- spülen to rinse or wash (dishes, clothes, etc.); (of waves, tides, etc.) to wash, to sweep…
- reservieren to reserve
- abfahren to depart, to leave; to carry off, to remove
- basteln to perform handicrafts or DIY, to build, to craft (especially something from paper,…
- bügeln to iron
- speichern to store, save (keep safe for future use); to save (write data to a storage medium)
- umsteigen to change, to interchange, to switch (from one means of transport to another)
Common questions
How many German verbs should I know?
This list holds 1,897 verbs graded A1 to C2. 182 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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