German verbs
Words 2,001 to 2,100 of 2,511, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
brausen
to make dissonant noise; roar, as done by wind or water
beamen
to beam (transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism)
covern
to cover (to perform a musical piece by someone else)
nachfolgen
to follow after, to succeed
konzipieren
to conceptualise, to design
aufbereiten
to process
herziehen
to move here
ermahnen
to caution, admonish, warn
beflügeln
to inspire, to spur, to buoy, to stimulate
entpuppen
to turn out to be, to prove to be
zoomen
to zoom
ausrüsten
to equip, to supply
verschleppen
to abduct
bevorstehen
to be imminent, to impend
lähmen
to paralyze
dementieren
to deny (publicly or officially)
verfluchen
to curse
anlügen
to lie to, to tell someone a lie, to tell someone lies
abzeichnen
to draw a copy of something, to depict something as closely as possible as a drawing
vermengen
to mix (stir two or more substances together)
vorübergehen
to pass by, to pass over, to pass
einwenden
to raise (an objection to), to make (an argument against)
zusammenschlagen
to beat up, to rough up
erübrigen
to leave over, have extra, put aside, spare
tränken
to soak, drench, saturate (something absorbent in a liquid)
fräsen
to mill (machining)
auschecken
to check out (of a hotel)
kraulen
to swim front crawl
überschwemmen
to flood, to inundate, to submerge
attestieren
to certify, to attest
aufblasen
to inflate, to blow up
veredeln
to graft (a tree)
lahmlegen
to bring to a standstill
boomen
to boom (to flourish, grow, or progress)
sitzenbleiben
to have to repeat the school year (also spelt sitzen bleiben)
durchdenken
to think through, to reflect about, to deliberate
sticken
to embroider
parieren
to parry, to make a save
einleuchten
to become clear to, to succeed to become part of someone’s understanding
küren
to elect someone (something honourable); to present someone (with an honour)
scheuern
to scrub, scour (wash by rubbing with force)
zuschneiden
to crop (an image)
einpflanzen
to plant (put into the ground)
verrühren
to stir together, to blend
fußen
to base on
anspannen
to tense, to tighten (a muscle)
einschenken
to pour (a drink)
ruckeln
to stutter, to run choppily
ducken
to duck, to crouch down (usually reflexive: sich ducken)
verlernen
to lose the ability to do a task due to rarely doing it; to unlearn, forget
hineinziehen
to pull in, to drag in (into an enclosed location)
trimmen
to trim
freistellen
to cut out, isolate from the background
einbetten
to embed
bezichtigen
to accuse
abspalten
to split off
zurechnen
to apportion, to impute, to assign, to ascribe
abrunden
to round off (give something a smooth, roundish form, especially by filing the edges)
umwerfen
to knock over
bröckeln
to (start to) crumble
auflockern
to loosen (the soil)
vorheizen
to preheat
eingliedern
to integrate
ermüden
to tire; to fatigue
ekeln
to be disgusted
sprinten
to sprint (to partake in a sprinting competition)
bestreuen
to sprinkle with
dünsten
to steam, to stew gently
verputzen
to plaster, to render
bestehlen
to steal from, to rob
umrechnen
to convert
baggern
to excavate; to dredge
abprallen
to bounce off, to rebound
verspäten
to be late, to be delayed
abstempeln
to stamp; to validate (a ticket)
angewöhnen
to take to, to form a habit, to get used to a habit
überkommen
to overcome; to overwhelm
schnacken
to talk, to speak
abdrucken
to publish by printing in a newspaper, journal
sich verspäten
to be late, to be delayed
planschen
to splash about
waten
to wade
versterben
to die, to pass away
stationieren
to station
abdichten
to seal, to make watertight
beifügen
to enclose, attach (to an application)
nachreichen
to submit later, hand in afterwards
ausparken
to pull out of a parking space
schmökern
to read at leisure, pore over a book
geloben
to vow (to make a vow)
zuteilen
to assign, to allocate
entwerten
to devalue
erschöpfen
to exhaust
überlasten
to overload, to overburden
verloben
to betroth; to get engaged (optional [with mit (+ dative) ‘someone’])
ausrutschen
to slip (to lose traction with one or both feet, resulting in a loss of balance and perhaps a fall)
aufbrauchen
to deplete, to exhaust, to use up
schmettern
to smash
verschießen
to miss (a penalty)
zuspielen
to pass to someone
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