Vocabulary · Verbs
German Verbs List, A1 to C2, Words 1,741–1,800
Words 1,741 to 1,800 of 2,742, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,742
entries
114
at A1
167
at A2
397
at B1
- abschlagen to cut off, chop off; to refuse, to deny, to reject (a request)
- schwänzen to skip (school, work, etc., without permission); to truant; to play hooky (US); to wag…
- meckern to bleat (of goats); to grouse, to complain, to bitch (to criticize a situation openly…
- jappen to gasp for air
- schubsen to shove (to give a rough push, especially to another person)
- nachsitzen to be in detention
- übergehen to skip; to ignore
- erstrecken to extend; to range
- lagern to leave something somewhere, to store, to deposit; to sit or lay down and rest.
- schnallen to fasten with a clasp; to grasp, to comprehend
- wickeln to wrap, wind around, coil; to swaddle (a baby)
- erhören to grant; to hear
- abtreten to kick away; to wipe off (the soles of one’s shoes)
- teilhaben to participate
- absehen to foresee; to realize, to convince oneself of
- guttun to do good for (to have a positive effect on)
- anflehen to beg, to beseech
- verfehlen to miss, to meet or hit not; to misdo, to fail compliance
- auferstehen to be resurrected; to rise from the dead
- umfallen to topple, fall down; to change one's mind (surprisingly); to change sides
- rumstehen to stand around idly
- glänzen to shine, gleam, sparkle, glisten; to be good, to stand out, to be noticeable
- vereinen to unite; to join (together)
- bevorstehen to be imminent, to impend; to threaten
- polieren to shine (to polish)
- überspringen to jump over; to skip
- repräsentieren to represent (to stand in the place of)
- einspringen to fill in for, to step in for, to take on the role of
- überschlagen to skip over, omit, leave out (especially in a book, story, account; less commonly also…
- verwöhnen to pamper, spoil
- anheuern to hire, to give someone a job; to begin work
- aufessen to eat up (consume completely)
- aushelfen to help out
- zerfetzen to tear apart, to lacerate, to shred
- umhauen to fell; to blow someone's mind
- babysitten babysit (to watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money)
- ausschöpfen to ladle, to scoop up, to draw (to take a fluid out using a bucket, ladle etc.); to…
- anführen to lead; to command; to cite, to state, to point out
- kursieren to circulate
- wegfallen to fall away, disappear
- missachten to ignore (deliberately pay no attention to), disregard (orders, instructions, advice…
- ablesen to read (take a reading); to pick off, pluck
- irritieren to confuse, disturb, put off, annoy
- rekrutieren to recruit
- weiterarbeiten to resume one's work
- verschlingen to devour, to swallow up, to eat without chewing
- importieren to import (to bring something in from a foreign country); to import (to load a file into…
- konkurrieren to compete
- kuscheln to cuddle
- schnüffeln to sniff; to nose; to snoop, to sniff out (information)
- revanchieren to repay, return the favor; to pay back, avenge oneself (generally playfully or in minor…
- ermutigen to encourage
- exportieren to export
- abfinden to pay compensation to; (by extension) to satisfy; to come to terms (with), to make…
- implementieren to implement (bring about)
- zwitschern to chirp, to tweet, to chatter, to twitter (make the sound of a bird); to tell (someone…
- wiederherstellen to restore; to recreate
- anbringen to add; to fix, to affix, to attach
- wackeln to waggle, to wobble
- interviewen to interview (for newspapers etc.)
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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