Vocabulary · Verbs
German Verbs List, A1 to C2, Words 361–420
Words 361 to 420 of 2,742, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,742
entries
114
at A1
167
at A2
397
at B1
- drehen to turn; to turn (one’s body), turn around
- besorgen to deal, to manage, to procure; to get, to obtain
- klingeln to ring (to produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound)
- treten to step, to walk (a short distance); to appear
- entwickeln to develop, to gain (strength, a skill, a talent, an ability, etc.; slowly, often by…
- kommentieren to comment; to comment on
- verzichten to give up, to go without, to live without, to make do without, to do without, to forgo,…
- profitieren to benefit; to profit
- festnehmen to arrest (take into legal custody)
- sperren to bar (entry to a place or system); to space out the letters of a word or text, for…
- nachdenken to think, to reflect, to ponder
- leiden to suffer, to experience pain, sorrow, etc.; to suffer, bear, endure, undergo,…
- verhalten to behave; to be contradistinguished, to be characterized in relation to its…
- eröffnen to open (to the public); to open, begin, commence an event (usually with many…
- fassen to gird, to surround, to confine into a form; to grasp, to catch
- verbringen to spend, to pass (a period of time); to move (completely), to take, to transport
- entstehen to come into being, to arise, to be produced; to develop
- verurteilen to convict, condemn, sentence; to condemn, strongly denounce
- brechen to break; to refract
- seufzen to sigh (to exhale audibly, usually accompanied by a deep, nasal sound of the voice)
- entkommen to escape; escape, getaway
- warnen to warn, to caution, to admonish
- lächeln to smile; smile (facial expression)
- aufnehmen to pick up, lift up; to receive, to accommodate, to take in (guests), to admit (to a…
- generieren to generate
- ermöglichen to make possible; enablement
- vertreten to step in, fill (a stead, gap); to fill in for, to substitute
- reagieren to react; to respond
- erhöhen to heighten, raise; to increase
- entsprechen to correspond (be equivalent or similar in character, etc.); to meet (satisfy, comply…
- betragen to amount to, to be (a numerical value); to behave
- senden to broadcast; to transmit; to send
- überprüfen to check, to verify
- lehren to teach (a class, a subject); to be a teacher; to teach
- atmen to breathe
- küssen to kiss; to make out
- beruhigen to calm down, to quiet; to become calm
- erleben to experience; to see, live to see, witness
- aufgeben to give up on (one's efforts); to give up
- lösen to loose; to loosen; to detach; to remove; to separate
- besprechen to discuss (to converse or debate concerning a particular topic)
- anklicken to click on (with a mouse)
- verlangen to ask for, demand; desire, yearning, longing
- benötigen to need, to require
- reisen to travel; to rise
- bemerken to notice, to perceive; to remark, to mention, to note
- wachsen to grow; to grow, to increase
- entlassen to release; to dismiss
- verwenden to use, to employ, to apply; to make expenses applied on a material object
- gebrauchen to use
- enthalten to contain, comprise, include; to abstain from (not to do, not to use)
- ausschließen to exclude, to debar; to rule out, to preclude
- schweigen to be silent; to keep quiet; to stop talking; to shut up
- klopfen to knock, to rap (strike rather gently with something hard); to throb; to beat quickly…
- stammen to descend, to originate, to be derived
- behandeln to treat (medicinally); to treat (physically, psychologically)
- annehmen to assume, to suppose (as given); to take on, to assume (a role, form, etc.)
- erwachsen to grow up, to grow; to spring up, to spring from, to proceed from
- genießen to enjoy (an experience); to relish; to savor; to have (food or beverage), to eat, to…
- beobachten to watch, to observe
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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