Vocabulary · Verbs
German Verbs List, A1 to C2, Words 181–240
Words 181 to 240 of 2,742, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
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114
at A1
167
at A2
397
at B1
- verpassen to miss (be late for; be unable to use or attend); to miss (fail to hit or reach)
- unterhalten to maintain; to entertain
- beeilen to hurry, to hasten, to rush
- drucken to print (a book, newspaper etc.)
- weinen to weep, cry
- liefern to supply, provide; to deliver (goods, an order, etc.)
- kündigen to cancel, to terminate (a continuous obligation); to make known, to notify, to proclaim
- planen to plan (some action or event)
- stören to disturb, to interfere, to bother
- riechen to smell (something); to sniff (something); to use the sense of smell; to detect a smell
- vorbereiten to prepare; to prepare, to get ready
- interessieren to interest; to be interested in
- klappen to clap (make a soft clapping sound, particularly of something being closed); to fold;…
- merken to notice, to sense, to be able to tell (the difference in a situation or state); to…
- sparen to save up; to accumulate, to put aside (for a specific purpose); to save, to conserve…
- enden to end
- kontrollieren to check; to control
- ausgehen to go out (to leave one's abode to go to public places); to go out (to be turned off or…
- erlauben to allow; to permit
- streiten to argue; to fight; to quarrel
- prüfen to check, test, examine; to subject (something) to an inspection or review
- anbieten to offer, to provide; to offer for sale or rent
- stattfinden to take place, to happen
- untersuchen to examine, investigate (inspect or study carefully in order to reach a conclusion)
- diskutieren to discuss
- probieren to try; to taste
- packen to pack (luggage, a bundle, etc.); to get packed; to grab, to grip, to take
- beraten to discuss; to advise
- unterschreiben to sign (write one’s signature); to sign
- drücken to press, to push (a button/key; a finger or other object against something); to push,…
- wechseln to change, to exchange; to switch
- wehtun [with dative] to hurt; to hurt (to be painful)
- bestellen to order (e.g. food at a restaurant, items for delivery); to order to come, to summon…
- zuhören to listen
- beantworten to answer (a question)
- träumen to dream
- organisieren to organize
- gratulieren to congratulate
- sammeln to gather; to assemble; to collect; to congregate; to assemble; to meet
- schneiden to cut; to carve; to slice; to pare; to clip; to mow; to prune; to trim
- modern to rot, to molder; modern
- ausruhen to rest, to recover (through rest and relaxation); to rest (one's eyes, etc.)
- studieren to study at university or college level; to be a student (of); to study scientifically;…
- beschreiben to describe; to write on
- 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
- parken to park
- vergleichen to compare
- leihen to borrow; to lend, loan
- anmelden to announce, declare; to enroll, to sign up
- vereinbaren to agree upon; to arrange
- bedanken to thank, to express thanks; to thank for (something)
- zeichnen to draw, to sketch
- trainieren to work out, to exercise, to train; to train, to coach
- ausmachen to turn off, switch off; to put out, to extinguish
- malen to paint (do paintwork); to paint (create a painting)
- ausgeben to spend, to expend; to pay out; to dispense
- putzen to clean, especially by rubbing with something wet, to brush (one's teeth); to groom…
- verschieben to move, to shift; to postpone, to adjourn
- husten to cough; cough
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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