Vocabulary · Verbs
German Verbs List, A1 to C2, Words 2,161–2,220
Words 2,161 to 2,220 of 2,742, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,742
entries
114
at A1
167
at A2
397
at B1
- mitwirken to participate, cooperate
- verknüpfen to combine
- tolerieren to tolerate
- festsitzen to be stuck
- kollabieren to faint, collapse, to suffer from syncope, circulatory collapse; to collapse, break down
- wanken to sway, waver (swing slowly, usually such that there is danger of fall or collapse); to…
- verstauchen to sprain
- miauen to meow
- schreiten to stride; to step, to proceed
- tagen to meet; to dawn
- aufheitern to cheer (someone) up; to clear (up) (of weather etc.)
- einchecken to check in
- abschätzen to estimate, to judge (especially a value/amount/distance or the outcome of something)
- dabeihaben to have (something) with oneself
- schinden to mistreat, maltreat; to make an effort, to toil
- bedrängen to beset, to harass; to press hard; squeeze
- grübeln to brood, to ponder, to ruminate, to muse, to worry, to fret
- preisen to hail, laud, praise
- abstatten to do; to leave; synonym of abzahlen
- überbieten to exceed; to outbid
- anbeißen to bite; to take the bait; to bite into; to take a first bite of; to eat a bit of
- einwickeln to envelop, wrap up, wrap (enclose in fabric, paper, etc.); to fool, take in (deceive,…
- abwehren to fend off, to repel, to keep away; to refuse, to say no
- berechtigen to entitle; to authorize
- ankämpfen to battle
- posen to pose; Poznan (a city in Greater Poland, Poland)
- würfeln to dice (cut into small cubes); to play dice
- beisetzen to bury; to add
- weglassen to omit
- zappeln to wriggle, to make fidgety movements (with the limbs and/or torso)
- schulen to school
- proben to rehearse
- zerfallen to disintegrate; to decay
- flattern to flutter
- vorbestellen to reserve (a book); to preorder
- herumsitzen to sit around; spend time sitting idly
- verstricken to entangle, to ensnare
- applaudieren to applaud
- belauschen to overhear, to eavesdrop on
- schnitzen to carve (e.g. a figure, usually out of wood)
- bestaunen to marvel at
- begnadigen to pardon
- pensionieren to pension
- peilen to take a bearing of, determine the direction, position, or depth of; to understand, grasp
- schwanken to fluctuate; to vary; to waver; to shake; to rock; to sway
- melken to milk (a cow, goat etc.); to drain; to draw from (someone or something), especially…
- statuieren to state
- weggeben to give away; to take away
- vermöbeln to beat up
- stranden to strand; to fail
- erörtern to discuss (to converse or debate concerning a particular topic)
- untermauern to underpin; to underpin, to corroborate
- abhaken to checkmark; to finish, to forget about
- auffüllen to fill up, to fill
- dealen to sell drugs; to deal (cards)
- zuführen to feed, to supply, to procure; to lead (of a path, road, etc.)
- zusammenbringen to collect; to muster
- verriegeln to bolt
- erproben to test; to prove
- paaren to mate, to pair
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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