German verbs
Words 1,901 to 2,000 of 2,517, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
lackieren
to varnish, to spray-paint
posieren
to pose
vorspielen
to play for someone, audition
verstopfen
to plug; to clog
kapitulieren
to give up; to admit defeat
erhängen
to hang someone (to execute by hanging)
abtreiben
to have an abortion
kitzeln
to tickle
abräumen
to clear (the table)
gärtnern
to garden, do gardening
verheiraten
to marry off (to someone)
wedeln
to waggle, to wag
umgestalten
to revamp
sich fortpflanzen
to reproduce; to breed
nachempfinden
to cause oneself to experience (an emotion, a feeling) by way of empathy; to understand, to appreciate
verjagen
to scare away, to chase away, to expel
desinfizieren
to disinfect
einchecken
to check in
picken
to peck (of a bird)
lotsen
to guide (to a target, through repeated careful adjustments or directions)
orgeln
to play the organ
überschreiben
to overwrite (e.g. a file); to write over something
besaufen
to get drunk
deinstallieren
to uninstall
rösten
to roast, to toast
schönreden
to embellish, to sugarcoat, to whitewash
abstoßen
to repel
abtrocknen
to make dry, e.g. by wiping with a towel
denunzieren
to denounce, to inform against
zergehen
to melt, to dissolve
betäuben
to anesthetize
anwerben
to recruit
austreiben
to bud out, to leaf out
rinnen
to flow
schellen
to ring
weilen
to be, be present somewhere
überlesen
to overlook, to miss (while reading)
aufkochen
to bring to the boil
mitschreiben
to take notes during a lesson
härten
to harden, make hard
verschonen
to spare (from harm or trouble)
sich entgegenstellen
to stand against, to oppose
onanieren
to masturbate
verfeinern
to refine, to improve
verschlucken
to swallow; to swallow up
einstufen
to categorize, to class, to classify
mangeln
to lack, to be needed [with dative ‘to/for someone/something’] (idiomatically translated by English lack with the dative object as the subject)
verspielen
to gamble something away (lose something in a game)
ahnden
to punish something (the object is always the deed, never the perpetrator)
anspringen
to start (of an engine)
anzweifeln
to question, to challenge, to (call into) doubt
durchfallen
to fail, to not pass (an exam)
entbinden
to free (someone) from a duty; to release; to exempt
harren
to await patiently
verwickeln
to involve
vorsprechen
to call in person at an office
zupfen
to pluck (a string)
nachsitzen
to stay behind in detention
vergießen
to shed (blood, sweat, tears)
gilden
to count; to be valid
zetteln
to warp a loom
hierbleiben
to stay here
ausrollen
to roll out (dough)
schwarzfahren
to use transportation without a valid fare
folgern
to conclude, to deduce, to infer
abspringen
to back out, to drop out
sich wappnen
to prepare oneself, to arm oneself
wegstecken
to (be able to) take something, to withstand, to endure (an unpleasant experience, especially without complaint)
zusetzen
to add
ablichten
to photograph, capture (someone/something)
anprobieren
to try on
düngen
to fertilize
köcheln
to simmer
übergreifen
to spread
anschlagen
to sound the alarm; to react or respond
ansuchen
to submit an application
fertigstellen
to finish, to complete (something one is constructing or creating)
verzieren
to garnish, to adorn, to decorate
löten
to solder
nachzahlen
to pay the outstanding difference later
vormerken
to reserve, put on hold
nachrüsten
to retrofit
zurückrufen
to call back
herausbringen
to publish, to issue, to launch
reinfallen
to fall into
großziehen
to raise (a child); to rear (an animal etc.)
geleiten
to escort; convoy
bestreichen
to spread on, to brush with
bewilligen
to grant, award (a benefit)
zusprechen
to award, to grant
überlagern
to superimpose
vertauschen
to exchange, swap
abschmecken
to season to taste
eindecken
to lay the tables
wägen
to ponder
einweihen
to let (someone) in on (something), to initiate (someone into something)
implizieren
to imply (express suggestively)
buchstabieren
to spell out
bebauen
to build a building in (a free piece of land); to develop
benachteiligen
to disadvantage
Load 100 more
100 of 2,517 words shown