German verbs
Words 901 to 1,000 of 2,511, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
erlernen
to learn (to the point of being an expert)
entfalten
to unfold (to undo a folding)
registrieren
to register
schlachten
to slaughter (kill livestock; kill people brutally)
zögern
to hesitate, to pause before doing something
absagen
to cancel, to call off (an activity or event)
ausweichen
to dodge, to avoid (hitting), to (just) miss, to swerve around
wachen
to be awake
gestehen
to confess, to admit (to a mistake, misdeed, something embarrassing); to make known
bewundern
to admire, to highly respect (something of high quality)
zurückgreifen
to fall back (on)
zusammenleben
to live together
interpretieren
to interpret (to explain or tell the meaning of; to apprehend and represent by means of art)
einschlafen
to fall asleep
erschießen
to shoot dead
hallen
to echo
ausschalten
to turn off, to switch off, to power down, to disable (to stop a device or disable its function)
ausfüllen
to fill in or fill out (a form)
schwitzen
to sweat; to perspire (of living beings)
kopieren
to copy
misstrauen
to mistrust, to suspect, distrust, have doubts about
einhalten
to keep, stick to, follow, observe, maintain, abide by, comply with
fügen
to join
abziehen
to subtract, to deduct
checken
to check (up), to inspect, examine
eindringen
to intrude
erfreuen
to enjoy; to delight in
aufheben
to pick up (something lying on the ground)
knacken
to make a cracking sound
trocknen
to dry (to make dry or let become dry)
zurücktreten
to step back
rügen
to reprimand, to criticize (to convey one's disapproval of someone due to their behavior, often formally but without further consequences)
zurückgehen
to go back, return (to a place)
eintreffen
to arrive
tippen
to tap, to strike lightly (often repeatedly)
markieren
to mark (indicate)
angucken
to watch, look at
verschenken
to give away, to throw away
schrauben
to screw
unter die Lupe nehmen
to examine, investigate closely
basieren
to be based
eintragen
to enter, to record
beibringen
to teach
verurteilen
to convict, condemn, sentence
leihen
to borrow
füttern
to feed (to give food to)
herkommen
to come over, come here (towards the speaker)
gratulieren
to congratulate
durchgehen
to go through; to walk through
täuschen
to be wrong, to be mistaken
beschaffen
made, structured, like (of the properties of something)
pfeifen
to whistle (with one's mouth or a whistle)
wegnehmen
to take away from, to remove from
durchlaufen
to go through, to run through
auswirken
to have an effect, to make itself felt (auf etwas = on something)
platzen
to burst, to pop (to be torn apart from internal pressure, e.g. of balloons)
beeindrucken
to impress, to impose
kontaktieren
to contact (establish communication with)
meistern
to master (acquire complete knowledge or skill in art, technique or subject)
hindern
to impede, hinder
unterschätzen
to underestimate
klammern
to cling
aufräumen
to tidy up
verborgen
hidden; concealed
fesseln
to chain, to bind
übernachten
to stay overnight, to overnight, stay the night, sleep over
auseinandersetzen
to deal with, to occupy oneself with, to look into, to think about
schwingen
to swing (to move back and forth)
dokumentieren
to document
meiden
to avoid, to keep away from
beißen
to bite
stürmen
to storm, to be blustery
auskommen
to get along
unterdrücken
to suppress, to oppress
einlegen
to insert, to put in (a card, disc or coin)
morden
to commit murder
prägen
to mint
starren
to stare, to gaze
vermieten
to rent (to someone), to rent out
erschlagen
to slay, to strike dead
jammern
to wail, whine, moan, lament, whinge
surfen
to surf
hinterfragen
to question, to scrutinise, to challenge
hochladen
to upload (to transfer data)
zurückgeben
to give back, return
beinhalten
to comprise, to contain, to include, to involve
aalen
to stretch out, especially laughing (compare rotfl)
pumpen
to pump (use a pump, work like a pump)
verlieben
to fall in love
zulegen
to increase, gain; to put on
ersparen
to save, save up, put aside (money) (the reflexive pronoun may be left out in order to distinguish more clearly from sense 2)
erforschen
to explore, to investigate
erkunden
to explore, to investigate
meckern
to complain, to grumble
durchziehen
to run through, traverse, pervade
beheben
to resolve, to fix (a problem, a mistake)
schildern
to depict (with words), to narrate, tell vividly
verkünden
to proclaim, pronounce (to officially declare)
kassieren
to collect (money), to demand and enregister (a payment), to act as cashier
wiegen
to weigh; to be of a certain weight
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