Vocabulary · Verbs
German Verbs List — A1 to C2 — Words 2,461–2,520
Continuing the list — words 2,461 to 2,520 of 2,742, still commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,742
entries
128
at A1
159
at A2
385
at B1
Each row links to the word's full entry — meanings, forms, examples and audio — on its own level page.
- begünstigen to favor / favour; to aid and abet
- aufdrängen to force on, to impose on
- hinausgehen to go out; to look, to face
- hehlen to hide, to conceal, to hele; to fence, to illegally trade or traffic in
- stapeln to pile up; to stack
- symbolisieren to symbolise, to symbolize
- wiederbeleben to reanimate, to resuscitate; to revive, to revitalize
- traden to trade, speculate
- einfügen to insert; put in the middle; put in between
- skizzieren to sketch (to create a sketch); to outline
- streuen to strew, to scatter, to sprinkle; to spread
- zusammenpassen to fit together
- umbauen to convert; to rebuild, reconstruct
- verirren to get lost
- klimpern to jingle; jangle; tinkle
- anrechnen to recognise, to acknowledge, (to accept as valid); to impute
- aufrüsten to increase armament; to upgrade
- feien to protect, to shield
- zollen to pay (e.g. tribute, respect, etc.)
- erdrosseln to strangle, throttle
- konstatieren to state
- ritzen to scratch; to cut oneself
- pushen to push, promote
- wettern to rail (against)
- wegsperren to lock away
- zirpen to chirp, chirr, chirrup (make the sound of a cricket or a similar repetitive, metallic…
- säen to sow
- abräumen to clear away, to clear (by taking away items); to clear (the remaining bowling pins)
- mähen to mow, to harvest (to cut the stalks of grass, grain, etc. with a scythe or bladed…
- einwenden to raise (an objection to), to make (an argument against)
- verdrücken to sneak off; to press a wrong button, key, etc.
- grollen to grumble, to thunder; to be angry
- hervorbringen to yield, to spawn, to bear, to produce, to bring forth
- ergründen to fathom, get to the bottom of
- komponieren to compose
- tappen to grope, pad (walk hesitatingly, especially in the dark); to grope, frisk (search by…
- herholen to fetch
- festigen to consolidate; to strengthen
- gutheißen to approve
- wegschmeißen to ditch, junk; to throw away
- schädigen to damage, harm, hurt, injure
- veralten to become outdated
- ermessen to consider; to imagine
- zieren to decorate; to make a fuss
- hineinziehen to pull in, to drag in (into an enclosed location); to embroil, to involve, to sweep up…
- einwilligen to consent (to), to agree (to)
- rütteln to shake, to jolt; to shake, to rattle (to make a barrier or obstacle shake, attempting…
- maskieren to mask
- bestärken to strengthen, to encourage, to fortify; to confirm, to reinforce
- spaßen to joke; to jest; to frolic
- dazukommen to arrive; to be added
- entsenden to dispatch
- vorhersehen to foresee
- prangen to resplend, shine, to be shown, sported (to be highly visible); to show off, to flaunt
- promovieren to promote; to do one's doctorate
- verstreichen to pass, to elapse, to expire; to spread something (e.g., paint, spread, cream, etc.)
- durchsickern to percolate, permeate; to leak out; to leak (information)
- vorwarnen to forewarn, to warn in advance (especially of something pending or uncertain), to…
- herumfahren to drive around (an obstacle, etc.) [with um]; to turn around suddenly
- ausbluten to bleed out
Common questions
How many German verbs should I know?
This list holds 2,742 verbs graded A1 to C2. 287 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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