Vocabulary · Verbs
German Verbs List, A1 to C2, Words 2,221–2,280
Words 2,221 to 2,280 of 2,742, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,742
entries
114
at A1
167
at A2
397
at B1
- kappen to cut down so as to make unusable; to cut off; to interrupt
- zusammentun to combine; to join forces, to team up
- traumatisieren to traumatize, to traumatise
- versinken to sink, to descend
- übereinstimmen to coincide, match, correspond, accord; to concur, agree
- festnageln to nail, to nail down (to employ a nail as a fastener); to pin down (to corner someone…
- anfragen to request; to inquire
- aufwerten to upgrade, to upvalue, to appreciate, to enhance, to improve
- fegen to sweep (to clean with a broom); to sweep (to displace material with a broom)
- rekonstruieren to reconstruct
- limitieren to limit
- verkehren to interact in someone’s sphere, to have exchange, to operate; to cause to flow across…
- gesellen to join
- schlachten to slaughter (kill livestock; kill people brutally)
- abrechnen to settle up; to establish (and balance) all earnings and costs; to sum up; cash up; to…
- weglegen to put away, to lay aside
- neutralisieren to neutralize
- bescheinigen to attest; to certify
- hochheben to lift, raise
- kiffen to smoke marijuana
- anbauen to grow, to cultivate; to attach, to mount
- überwiegen to outweigh, preponderate; to prevail, predominate
- schütten to pour (of both liquids and solids); to rain heavily
- gackern to cackle (to give the loud repetitive cry of a chicken; to laugh in a way reminiscent…
- einteilen to divide up
- beziffern to estimate; to number
- prahlen to brag, to boast
- festschreiben to establish, codify, stipulate
- fechten to fence; to fight
- losziehen to go out, to go off, to leave
- bemitleiden to pity
- loggen to measure the speed of a ship by means of a log; to enter something into a logbook
- variieren to vary; to modify
- weiterreisen to continue travelling
- totlachen to crack up, to laugh one's head off
- gedeihen to thrive; to flourish; to prosper
- nähren to feed; to feed on
- vordringen to advance; to penetrate (make inroads)
- schrubben to scrub
- ausräumen to clear out; to clear up (i.e. a misconception)
- entfachen to kindle; to stir up
- köpfen to behead (kill by cutting off the head); to head (strike the ball with the head)
- verrichten to carry out; to perform
- weilen to be, be present somewhere; to linger, spend time (in some temporary manner) at some…
- erlernen to learn (to the point of being an expert)
- attestieren to certificate; to certify
- verwarnen to caution, admonish, to warn of punishment or other negative consequences; to book, to…
- dazugehören to fit in, belong
- anfreunden to make friends, to befriend; to get used
- fahnden to search (conduct an investigative search operation, usually for persons or…
- verladen to load (place in a vehicle for transport); to take for a ride
- unterbreiten to submit (e.g. a plan for consideration), to suggest; to spread underneath
- zustellen to block (fill up an opening, window, door etc. with items, making it impossible to…
- zügeln to rein in (a horse); to curb
- abfackeln to burn off; to set fire to, to torch (a building, structure, etc.)
- ausstatten to equip; to endow, provide, furnish, stock
- veräppeln to kid someone, to have someone on
- wichsen to wax, to polish (an object with a substance to make it shiny and/or clean); to beat,…
- anlassen to leave on; to keep on
- hochstufen to promote, upgrade (i.e. to a higher level)
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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