German verbs
Words 1,601 to 1,700 of 2,511, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
fernhalten
to keep (something/someone) away, to keep (something) off
benachrichtigen
to notify
vergiften
to poison
begünstigen
to favor; promote; make more likely
verdauen
to digest (separate food in the alimentary canal)
schaukeln
to swing back and forth, to rock to and fro (e.g. a baby)
chillen
to chill (in the informal sense)
einschüchtern
to intimidate
flüstern
to whisper
zusammenbrechen
to break down, collapse
gegenüberstehen
to face, to stand face-to-face with
publizieren
to publish
hupen
to honk the horn
zusammenhalten
to hold together, to keep together
anhaben
to be wearing; to have on
flechten
to plait; to braid; to weave
erwärmen
to warm, to heat
schaufeln
to shovel
amüsieren
to be amused
abfahren
to depart, to leave
anfühlen
to feel (by touch)
managen
to manage (a team, a band, etc.)
wickeln
to wrap, wind around, coil
mitsingen
to sing along
weiterlesen
to keep reading
verreisen
to go away, to go on a trip
herumlaufen
to wander
verdrehen
to twist, to turn, to wrest, to distort, to misrepresent
weiterleben
to live on, to continue to live, to survive
ernennen
to appoint, to name, to pronounce
anordnen
to arrange, to put into a certain order (a set of items)
gliedern
to structure, to organize, to divide
rütteln
to shake, to jolt
verkörpern
to embody, to represent (as a symbol or sign)
beeilen
to hurry, to hasten, to rush
erbarmen
to take pity on, to have mercy for
eilen
to hurry, to rush (on foot, in a determined and purposeful manner)
ranken
to climb, trail (of a plant)
hinkommen
to go or travel somewhere and arrive (can refer to the journey, the arrival, or both)
bestechen
to bribe
schiefgehen
to go wrong
ausstehen
to stand, to endure
verstellen
to adjust, alter, misalign
überziehen
to overdraw
klarstellen
to get (something) straight, to put (something) straight, to clarify
schminken
to put on (make-up, lipstick, etc.), to make up one's face
abhauen
to clear off, to take off, to leave abruptly
bescheren
to present as a gift (especially Christmas presents)
durchdringen
to penetrate, permeate
verfehlen
to miss
verleugnen
to deny; disown
einbrechen
to break in (for example, to steal something)
verdecken
to mask, to hide, to occlude, to obstruct
verehren
to revere, to venerate
vorfinden
to find; discover (after having arrived somewhere or opened sth.)
abwehren
to fend off, to block
auswerten
to evaluate, to analyse (data)
blitzen
to use the flash
blocken
to block
einloggen
to log in
zapfen
to pull, to tap (beer)
weglaufen
to run away
ablassen
to drain; to let off, to let out
zurückschicken
to send back, to return
absehen
to overlook, to disregard, to refrain (to willfully not refer to a fact)
anfahren
to start moving (of a vehicle; only of the very initial movement)
verkneifen
to suppress, to stifle
anbauen
to grow, cultivate (crops)
dehnen
to stretch
beruhen
to be based on, rest on
trotzen
to defy, to brave
abhören
to test someone orally, to quiz someone (e.g. on vocabulary)
kappen
to cut down so as to make unusable; to cut off; to interrupt
pennen
to sleep
umschreiben
to rewrite (modify a text)
foltern
to torture (subject to cruel treatment)
verabreden
to arrange to meet, make plans with someone
losfahren
to set off, to drive away
mähen
to mow
schälen
to peel
gebären
to give birth; referring to labour, or to labour and pregnancy as a whole
durchfahren
to cross while driving, to traverse, to drive through
wehtun
[with dative] to hurt
schnuppern
to smell, to nose, to sniff
besinnen
to reflect (on); to think (about); to contemplate
verschlagen
devious
schnallen
to get, to grasp, to understand (colloquial)
aushelfen
to help out
aufholen
to catch up, to close the gap
einspringen
to fill in, to cover a shift
vorbeifahren
to drive past
infizieren
to infect (of a pathogen)
ersuchen
to ask or beseech
verleiten
to cause someone to do something detrimental, risky or imprudent, to incite
büßen
to pay for, to make amends for
verheimlichen
to keep secret, to conceal, to hide
lichten
to thin out; to clear; to make sparse
blinken
to indicate, to signal
sägen
to saw
verschreiben
to prescribe (a substance)
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