German verbs
Words 1,501 to 1,600 of 2,517, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
labern
to talk or speak unnecessarily lengthily; to talk idly; to engage in unsubstantiated talk; to babble
abbilden
to portray, to depict, to picture
taugen
to be good (for); to be of use
läuten
to ring; to toll (a bell)
erpressen
to blackmail
verschärfen
to tighten
hecken
to breed, give birth, multiply, especially in large numbers
missen
to miss; to be without, lack
sanieren
to renovate, refurbish
bluten
to bleed
überreichen
to present; to hand over (formally)
einfangen
to capture, to catch
hinfahren
to go there; to drive there
weiterführen
to continue
erwirtschaften
to earn
absprechen
to arrange, to agree upon; to coordinate
vollziehen
to put into practice, to implement, accomplish, carry out
miterleben
to also experience; to also be present, alive (alongside others) at the time of
schüren
to stoke, stir up, fuel (an emotion in someone)
taufen
to baptize
zufügen
to cause (grief, pain); to inflict (damage)
versinken
to sink, to descend
hergeben
to give up, part with; hand over
thematisieren
to bring up, address an issue
überbrücken
to bridge
tolerieren
to tolerate
klarkommen
to cope; to come to terms, to deal with, to manage, to get along, to get on, to get by
importieren
to import (to bring something in from a foreign country)
kreieren
to design; to shape; to create (a composition, a fashion line, etc.)
standhalten
to stand, withstand, defy
arrangieren
to arrange
losen
to draw lots; to draw straws; to toss up
vortragen
to recite or sing before an audience
zurückführen
to return (to lead/direct someone back to where they came from)
auslegen
to interpret, construe (in a certain manner)
jucken
to itch (feel itchy)
aufreißen
to rip open, to tear open
unterlaufen
to crop up, to be made (of a mistake or error)
zubereiten
to prepare
kauen
to chew (something)
würfeln
to roll dice, to play dice
durchschauen
to see through; to figure out
säubern
to clean, to cleanse
ankündigen
to announce
eskalieren
to escalate (to reach a new level of severity)
auslassen
to leave out, omit
absichern
to secure, safeguard
abschätzen
to estimate, to judge (especially a value/amount/distance or the outcome of something)
langweilen
to bore (inspire boredom in someone)
anstoßen
to clink glasses; to toast
sich tummeln
to romp; to frolic; to dart about
aufschlagen
to open (a book, the eyes)
freigeben
to release, to approve, to share
eintauchen
to dive in; to enter the water
exportieren
to export
austreten
to leave; to quit (a club, a party, a church)
verwerten
to put to use; to make productive use of something
ansagen
to announce
kleiden
to dress, to clothe
stöbern
to browse, to rummage
winden
to wind; to twine; to weave (a wreath)
aktualisieren
to update
sich umsehen
to look around
reinkommen
to come in
besteigen
to climb or ascend
vollenden
to complete
umkehren
to turn back; to turn around
inszenieren
to stage, to perform (a dramatic work)
überarbeiten
to edit something in order to improve it; to edit something that it is nearly completely rewritten; to revise, to rework
frieren
to be cold, feel cold [auxiliary haben] (unlike English freeze neither informal nor expressing extreme cold.)
abschreiben
to transcribe, copy (reproduce writing)
sich belaufen
to amount to; to come to; to total
bangen
to feel dread or fear, especially for someone else without being able to do something about it
hervorheben
to emphasize, highlight
nicken
to nod (one's head)
musizieren
to make music; to play music (together)
zurücknehmen
to take back
massieren
to massage
hinschauen
to look
preisgeben
to disclose, reveal, betray (a secret)
einbinden
to involve someone/something
fokussieren
to focus (cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point; adjust (a lens, an optical instrument))
reinziehen
to consume, to inhale, to down (drugs, food, drinks, especially when done carelessly or greedily)
verwachsen
to grow together, become one, unite
widerfahren
to befall, to happen to
ausflippen
to flip out, to freak out
wackeln
to waggle, to wobble
bügeln
to iron
verunsichern
to unsettle, to make insecure, to make uncertain
wiederherstellen
to restore
einatmen
to breathe in; to inhale
schwänzen
to skip school, to play truant
mitkommen
to come with, to join and come along with (another person)
nachmachen
to imitate, to copy
einlösen
to cash (a cheque)
hegen
to harbor, to have (feelings, doubts, a grudge)
anklicken
to click on (with a mouse)
schmieren
to smear, to spread (cream, butter, etc.)
bewerkstelligen
to bring about, realize
bezwingen
to overcome (an obstacle)
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