Vocabulary · Verbs
German Verbs List, A1 to C2, Words 481–540
Words 481 to 540 of 2,742, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,742
entries
114
at A1
167
at A2
397
at B1
- fördern to further, foster, advance, encourage, support (promote the development of); to fund,…
- leiten to lead; to manage (an organization)
- umdrehen to twist, to turn, to turn around; to turn one's head and look back
- einstellen to hire (to add someone to a position of employment); to adjust, to set
- klicken to click (make a clear sound, as of a lock being closed, or two marbles striking each…
- wenden to turn something so as to cook or roast it from both sides; to turn something (in…
- lohnen to be worthwhile; to pay off
- auffordern to ask, request; to invite (someone to dance, etc.)
- beachten to note, notice, observe; to mind, heed
- ausfallen to sortie, to sally; to fail, malfunction, to go off
- veröffentlichen to publish
- grüßen to greet
- ergänzen to fill, fill out, complete; to complement, to supplement, to add
- beteiligen to let someone take part in something; participate
- einkommen to earn; to come in (in a ranking)
- einfallen to occur (to someone), to come (to someone); to come to mind [with dative ‘to someone’]…
- begrüßen to welcome
- überraschen to surprise
- einrichten to establish; to furnish
- verbinden to join, to combine, to connect, to interlink; to bandage
- aussuchen to select, to choose, to pick
- stürzen to fall down, to drop, to tumble; to dash, to rush, to sprint to something
- heben to lift; to raise; to heave; to hoist
- schalten to switch; to shift gears
- schieben to push; to shove; to slide; to slip; to put
- genügen to suffice, to be enough
- scheiden to separate; to leave one another; to part; to be separated; to be divided
- unterscheiden to distinguish, differentiate; to differ, be different, distinct
- anstellen to queue, to line up; to hire, to appoint
- verabreden to arrange; to make an appointment
- fortsetzen to continue with something
- garantieren to guarantee
- amüsieren to be amused
- nähern to approach, to come near; to approximate
- abnehmen to take off (to remove something that is attached to something or on top of it); to…
- aufheben to pick up (something lying on the ground); to keep something for the future (emphasis…
- betreuen to look after; to take care; to supervise, to guide, to oversee
- auftreten to occur, appear, arise (suddenly); to perform, appear, go on stage/onstage,
- löschen to quench (fire, thirst, or lime); to delete, to erase (remembrance, memory, data)
- enttäuschen to disappoint (displease by not fulfilling an expectation)
- produzieren to produce; to show off
- bemühen to make an effort; to trouble oneself
- beißen to bite; to sting; to burn; to be sharp; to be spicy
- bedienen to serve; to operate
- versichern to insure (to provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs); to reassure, assure
- integrieren to integrate
- tauchen to dive; to immerse, to bathe, to submerge
- ausrichten to align; to justify or orient
- verteilen to distribute; to spread
- verlaufen to get lost, stray; to disperse, scatter
- ansprechen to speak to; to address; to appeal to
- darstellen to depict; represent; to personate
- zustimmen to agree; to agree with, to be in accord with
- erleichtern to facilitate, make easier; to ease
- analysieren to analyze
- entdecken to discover, to spot, to learn for the first time; to disclose
- beeinflussen to influence
- stoßen to push; to shove; to thrust; to bump; to knock; to strike; to hurt
- überreden to talk over, to talk into, to persuade (implying that the person gives in, but is not…
- messen to measure (something) (to ascertain a quantity); to measure, to scrutinize (someone)…
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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