German verbs
Words 1,701 to 1,800 of 2,511, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
auftragen
to apply some liquid or fluid
bloggen
to blog (contribute to a blog)
genesen
to recover; to recuperate
vorbringen
to put forward, to raise (an argument, an objection)
vollbringen
to accomplish, to perform
fortfahren
to continue
aufspüren
to detect, trace, track down or sniff out
beschuldigen
to accuse, to blame
abfangen
to intercept, to stop (to prevent a strike or projectile from reaching its target)
mitarbeiten
to collaborate, cooperate
kontern
to counterattack
niesen
to sneeze
vorsehen
to plan, to have in mind
erschüttern
to shake, to rock
aufzeichnen
to record, to note
zustehen
to be entitled to something, to be due to someone
herausholen
to get out, to fetch out
klemmen
to be jammed, to be stuck
würzen
to season
besagen
to mean, signify
ausfällen
to precipitate
entspringen
to arise, originate, or spring (to start to exist from a source)
hinziehen
to draw out, drag on
sprühen
to spray
abstürzen
to crash
berauben
to rob
zollen
to pay (e.g. tribute, respect, etc.)
abarbeiten
to work off (a debt, the items on a to-do list, etc); to resolve or take care of something by working
schütten
to pour (of both liquids and solids)
umschauen
to look around
wegziehen
to move, to move away
pflücken
to pick (fruit, flowers)
schwenken
to pan (the camera)
verwehren
to refuse, to deny sb. sth., to forbid, to not allow
flattern
to flutter
verstreichen
to pass, to elapse, to expire
erwidern
to reciprocate, return, to react with something analogous
ausstatten
to equip
bemängeln
to criticize, to find fault with
ausarbeiten
to flesh out, to elaborate (on), to work out (details)
fremdgehen
to cheat; to be unfaithful (have sexual or romantic relations with another than one's stable partner, typically in secret)
lästern
to gossip, usually in a disdainful way; to bitch about; to speak ill of someone behind their back
schwinden
to dwindle (to decrease, shrink, vanish)
komponieren
to compose
schweißen
to weld
ausrauben
to rob, to steal (leaving nothing behind)
koppeln
to connect or interconnect
säen
to sow
herausgeben
to publish, edit
hinterlegen
to lodge, put down (a deposit)
nachschlagen
to look up (in a dictionary)
überwintern
to overwinter, keep over the winter
entschließen
to decide
verüben
to commit, carry out, perpetrate
rausbringen
to release
unterstehen
[with dative] to be subordinate to
entgegennehmen
to receive (to take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to be given something)
nominieren
to nominate
überwältigen
to overwhelm, to subdue, to overpower
fälschen
to counterfeit, to forge
anbraten
to sear, to brown
ausatmen
to breathe out
versäumen
to miss, to omit, to fail to do something important
feilen
to file (to smooth or shape something with a file)
fegen
to sweep (to clean with a broom)
ausrufen
to exclaim
abwaschen
to wash up, to do the dishes
keimen
to germinate, sprout
anlaufen
to begin, to start
ritzen
to scratch
zurückfallen
to fall back; to fall backwards
ausschöpfen
to exhaust, to max out, to use to the fullest
verharmlosen
to play down
abfragen
to test someone orally, to quiz
hemmen
to hinder, to hamper, to inhibit
einspielen
to record
heranziehen
to come closer; to approach
rotten
To rot, to decay
umtauschen
to exchange
ausräumen
to clear out
niederlegen
to lay down, to deposit
ansiedeln
to cause to live or be based in a place (e.g. people, businesses, wild animals); to settle; to locate; to establish; to introduce
niederschlagen
to quash, to drop (an investigation, proceedings)
abrechnen
to settle up; to establish (and balance) all earnings and costs
outen
to out (reveal (a person) to be secretly homosexual)
quetschen
to squeeze, to squish (to exert strong targeted pressure on something, pushing against an obstacle or resistance)
wälzen
to roll
auffassen
to understand (something as, or in a certain way), to interpret, consider
zuweisen
to assign
dirigieren
to conduct
abschleppen
to tow; to tow away (a car etc.)
aufzwingen
to force, impose something (up)on someone
beliefern
to supply
geigen
to fiddle, to play on the violin
reinstecken
to insert, stick in, stick into
zusammenreißen
to pull oneself together
drängeln
to push, jostle (as through crowd, in a queue)
wegfahren
to drive away, to drive off
bürsten
to scrub, to clean a surface with a brush (but not usually teeth, for which putzen)
beschreiten
to tread, to pursue
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