German verbs
Words 1,001 to 1,100 of 2,511, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
ausdenken
to come up with, to think up, to make up (a story, a plan, a strategy, lies etc.)
verzeihen
to forgive; to pardon; to excuse
belassen
to leave something as it is
überfahren
to run over, to run down
überdenken
to reconsider, to rethink
provozieren
to provoke
ablenken
to divert
nachgehen
to follow, to pursue
einfügen
to insert; put in the middle; put in between
erwachen
to awake (also figuratively)
motivieren
to motivate (encourage)
erschließen
to exploit or develop
ernten
to harvest
aufzeigen
to point out; to demonstrate; to show (of issues, possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
erstatten
to pay back [with accusative ‘something’ and dative ‘to someone’] (also idiomatically translated by English reimburse or English refund (someone for something))
veranlassen
to cause, to prompt, to arrange for, to bring about
abstellen
to put down, to set down
vorlesen
to read (aloud)
schonen
to spare (not harm)
überqueren
to cross, to traverse
widerstehen
to withstand, to resist
shoppen
to shop
zitieren
to cite, to quote
aufsteigen
to get on, to mount
einbauen
to build in, to build into, to install
aufhängen
to hang, to suspend
aufbringen
to muster, summon up, raise (money)
weitergeben
to pass on, to share
überstehen
to endure, to overcome, to survive, to pull through
haften
to be liable, to be responsible
einlassen
to let in; to admit; to grant entry
klingeln
to ring (to produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound)
würdigen
to appreciate; to publicly recognize and praise
angeln
to angle, to fish (with a fishing rod)
platzieren
to place, plant
überholen
to overtake; to pass (e.g. a vehicle, a runner)
befragen
to question, to interview, to interrogate
verschicken
to send out
tanken
to fuel, to refuel (fill a fuel tank of a vehicle)
verfassen
to write, to compose, to draft, to prepare
klopfen
to knock, to rap (strike rather gently with something hard)
saugen
to suck (to create underpressure with a tube-like object such as one's mouth)
programmieren
to program (enter a program or other instructions into a computer)
erbringen
to render, yield, produce, give, furnish
neigen
to be inclined, to tend towards, to have a preference for
bekennen
to confess, to avow, to profess (a belief, feeling, guilt, adherence to something)
auffallen
to stand out, to be noticeable
zugreifen
to grab, to seize, to snap
flirten
to flirt
repräsentieren
to represent (to stand in the place of)
verschwenden
to waste, to squander
betreuen
to look after; to take care
klatschen
to clap
zaubern
to conjure, to perform magic
qualifizieren
to qualify or make someone eligible
spiegeln
to mirror
vorlegen
to present, to submit, to show
wehen
to blow (of wind, a storm, etc.)
weiterhelfen
to help along
beschützen
to protect, to guard, to defend
einschätzen
to judge, to deem (the character or subjective classification of something, based on what information is available)
entlasten
to relieve, ease
einreichen
to send in, to hand in, to submit
ausnutzen
to exploit (use for one's advantage)
erziehen
to raise, to bring up (a child)
befördern
to promote, to raise (an employee's, soldier's, etc.) responsibility or rank
zerschlagen
to smash (into pieces)
abheben
to lift off
argumentieren
to argue (to bring forward an argument)
sprengen
to blow up, to blast
anschreiben
to write to (to address someone in writing, especially via mail)
marschieren
to march (to walk with others in a column, in step)
haushalten
to be economical or thrifty
zunehmen
to increase
übertreiben
to exaggerate
aussetzen
to sit out, to skip (a turn)
aufsuchen
to visit; to look up
hinbekommen
to manage, to succeed with
aufrufen
to call (someone) by name, to call up (a pupil, a patient, a candidate)
ausbilden
to educate; to train; to instruct (for a job, skill)
manipulieren
to manipulate
robben
to creep, to crawl; to move on ground level, lying flatly on the stomach with the help of one's forearms or elbows
rädern
to break on the wheel, to execute by breaking wheel
besichtigen
to visit (a city, tourist site, monument etc.)
verbleiben
to remain
tönen
to dye with a weak colouring that gives the hair a new tone rather than an entirely different colour; to tint
anrichten
to wreak, to cause, to do (harm)
überweisen
to transfer, to wire
unterlassen
to refrain from, to eschew; to forbear, to stop doing something
kooperieren
to cooperate
ablaufen
to expire, to go out of date
ableiten
to derive
befriedigen
to satisfy, to gratify, to please
begrenzen
to limit, to restrict, to confine
generieren
to generate
verwalten
to manage
bereuen
to regret, to rue
durchsuchen
to search
betteln
to beg (alms), to panhandle
gestatten
to allow
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