German verbs
Words 1,201 to 1,300 of 2,511, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
zurückhalten
to hold back
frühstücken
to have breakfast, to breakfast (to eat the morning meal)
unterziehen
to subject
bezweifeln
to doubt, to question (Used with either a noun or dass.)
abbauen
to dismantle, to take down
bedürfen
to require, to need
Nägel mit Köpfen machen
to act with deliberation, vigour, and professionalism, not waveringly or desultorily
unterstellen
to accuse
abschieben
to deport (from a country)
hausen
to dwell, to reside (under poor or makeshift conditions, or altenatively evoking the image of a creature in its den)
ausleihen
to lend
rasieren
to shave
sinnen
to think, to ponder, to cogitate
beanspruchen
to claim (to demand ownership of something)
booten
to boot
wegwerfen
to throw away, to discard
streicheln
to stroke (to move the hand over the surface of), to pet; to fondle
rächen
to revenge; to avenge
verdoppeln
to double, redouble
trommeln
to drum
distanzieren
to distance
forschen
to research
einleiten
to commence, initiate, trigger, instigate, start
herunterladen
to download (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one)
zusammenfassen
to summarize, to sum up
unterbringen
to accommodate
ähneln
[with dative] to resemble, be or look similar to
umstellen
to surround
münden
to flow (into something)
überwiegen
to outweigh, preponderate
aufbrechen
to break open, through
einstecken
to take (for oneself), to pocket
deaktivieren
to deactivate, to disable (to put out of operation)
rumlaufen
to walk around
erraten
to guess (something) correctly, to divine
heizen
to heat
prügeln
to beat (up), to strike
verschlafen
to oversleep
hüten
to look after, to mind, to guard
glänzen
to shine, gleam, sparkle, glisten
durchdrehen
to lose it, to go crazy
trauern
to mourn
operieren
to operate (perform operation)
anknüpfen
to establish (a relationship)
trösten
to console, to comfort, to support someone (emotionally)
missbrauchen
to abuse (use improperly)
verschweigen
to conceal (to hide something by remaining silent about it), to fail to mention, to keep (information) quiet
zugehen
to shut, to close
zuschlagen
to strike, to hit
vorbeischauen
to drop by, call in, visit briefly
gesellen
to join
übergehen
to skip
verbrauchen
to consume, to use up
einen Zahn zulegen
to hurry up
beitreten
to join (to become a member of)
fungieren
to act, to serve (to fill a certain role or function)
ausleben
to act out, to live out (have the chance to freely put something into practice - dreams, wishes, sentiments, habits)
aufgehen
to open, come undone
übertreffen
to exceed, to surpass, to outdo
abdecken
to cover
ermessen
to gauge, to assess, to estimate
pissen
to piss (urinate)
positionieren
to position
rauben
to rob, to steal (criminal act)
verkraften
to bear, stand, manage, cope with
verkürzen
to shorten
enttäuschen
to disappoint (displease by not fulfilling an expectation)
ordnen
to put in order, to order, to arrange
ausstellen
to exhibit, display
verkehren
to interact in someone’s sphere, to have exchange, to operate
abspielen
to play (a tape, a movie, an audio or video file etc.); to replay
zerbrechen
to break into pieces, to shatter, to snap (to cause an object to come apart into discrete pieces)
abreißen
to tear off
entsetzen
to shock, horrify, appall
verführen
to tempt, to entice
winken
to wave one's hand
einpacken
to wrap up; to pack up (a gift, etc.)
versenden
to ship, to dispatch
erhitzen
to heat up
auspacken
to unpack
durchbrechen
to break through
impfen
to inoculate, to vaccinate
ausweisen
to expel, to banish (from a country)
belästigen
to molest, to harass
hinlegen
to put down, lay down
schöpfen
to scoop up, to draw (water, sand etc.) with a bucket
abonnieren
to subscribe (to a newspaper, a [social media/TV] channel, etc.)
beleuchten
to light (up), to illuminate
unterstreichen
to underscore, to underline
vernachlässigen
to neglect
ermorden
to murder, to assassinate
hervorrufen
to arouse, to evoke, to induce, to cause, to bring about
wiederfinden
to find again
aufwachsen
to grow up
schwören
to swear; to take an oath
mitwirken
to participate, cooperate
lüften
to air, ventilate
ergehen
to go (well, badly etc. for someone)
auslaufen
to expire; to be no longer valid
kontakten
to contact (establish communication with, especially in a business context)
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