Vocabulary · Verbs
German Verbs List — A1 to C2 — Words 421–480
Continuing the list — words 421 to 480 of 1,897, still commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
1,897
entries
45
at A1
137
at A2
227
at B1
Each row links to the word's full entry — meanings, forms, examples and audio — on its own level page.
- überzeugen to convince; to convince oneself
- untersuchen to examine, investigate (inspect or study carefully in order to reach a conclusion)
- verändern to alter, to change; to change
- umgehen to handle, to deal with; to go around (to circulate (in))
- ertragen to bear, to stand, to endure, to take, to suffer, to tolerate, to handle
- beobachten to watch, to observe
- riskieren to risk
- wirken to function, to be effective, to work; to appear, to seem
- festhalten to hold on (to) (to keep another object or person in place); to hold on (to) [with an (+…
- unterstützen to support, to assist, to help, to aid; to endorse, to give support, to show support, to…
- aufnehmen to pick up, lift up; to receive, to accommodate, to take in (guests), to admit (to a…
- erschaffen to create; to produce; to make
- behaupten to claim, maintain, assert; to stand one's ground
- bestätigen to confirm, to corroborate
- empfangen to receive (e.g. a present, a guest); to welcome; to greet; to receive cordially
- ergeben to yield, produce; to surrender
- beeindruckt past participle of beeindrucken
- verabschieden to say goodbye (to); to take leave (of); to stop participating in; to leave (a position,…
- ausruhen to rest, to recover (through rest and relaxation); to rest (one's eyes, etc.)
- verschwenden to waste, to squander
- vermeiden to avoid (something happening, doing something)
- bekämpfen to fight (against something), to combat
- erwähnen to mention [with accusative or (archaic) genitive ‘something’] (speak of something)
- einstellen to hire (to add someone to a position of employment); to adjust, to set
- entwickeln to develop, to gain (strength, a skill, a talent, an ability, etc.; slowly, often by…
- existieren to exist
- überwachen to control, to monitor, to supervise; to keep under surveillance
- einsetzen to put in; set in; insert; to implant
- ausrichten to align; to justify or orient
- unterbrechen to interrupt
- benötigen to need, to require
- verzichten to give up, to go without, to live without, to make do without, to do without, to forgo,…
- übertragen to transfer, transmit; to translate
- verlegen to misplace, to mislay; to lay
- zusammenarbeiten to work together, to cooperate
- vorgehen to walk to the front (of a room or area); to go on ahead (in contrast to someone else…
- gelangen to reach, get to, end up in (a place, location); to reach, arrive at (a destination)
- respektieren to respect
- zustimmen to agree; to agree with, to be in accord with
- erleichtert past participle of erleichtern
- durchführen to perform, to conduct (a study, a ceremony, an operation, etc.); to implement, to carry…
- überreden to talk over, to talk into, to persuade (implying that the person gives in, but is not…
- lehren to teach (a class, a subject); to be a teacher; to teach
- beeinflussen to influence
- beeindrucken to impress, to impose
- ablenken to divert; to distract
- unterscheiden to distinguish, differentiate; to differ, be different, distinct
- erweisen to prove, to show (itself or oneself); to accord, to do
- feststellen to determine, to ascertain, to establish, to find, to see; to notice, to realize, to…
- aushalten to stand, to endure something or someone:; to withstand, to endure
- beurteilen to form an opinion on, to judge
- gefährden to endanger, compromise
- erholen to relax, to recover, to recuperate
- verursachen to cause, to induce
- klagen to complain (to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment); to wail, lament
- zögern to hesitate, to pause before doing something
- aufregen to excite; to upset; to get upset, to get worked up about something
- kündigen to cancel, to terminate (a continuous obligation); to make known, to notify, to proclaim
- abbrechen to break off (remove by breaking); to be broken off
- sicherstellen to seize, confiscate a physical object as a measure to avert danger (a…
Common questions
How many German verbs should I know?
This list holds 1,897 verbs graded A1 to C2. 182 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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