German verbs
Words 2,101 to 2,200 of 2,517, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
erschöpfen
to exhaust
überlasten
to overload, to overburden
sich verloben
to get engaged (to 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
vorausgehen
to precede, to go ahead
beigen
to stack, to pile up (Swiss, southern German)
beschmieren
to smear, to spread (a surface with something)
leaken
to leak (to reveal secret information to the public)
suspendieren
to suspend
inhaftieren
to imprison, incarcerate, detain
aufhellen
to brighten, lighten
prellen
to bounce (the ball)
ertappen
to catch (someone in an act of wrongdoing)
aufpumpen
to pump up, to inflate
tapezieren
to wallpaper
schnorcheln
to snorkel
hasten
to hurry, to rush (on foot, in an anxious or breathless haste)
jäten
to weed
benoten
to grade, to give a mark for
umbuchen
to rebook, to change a booking
schallen
to sound, ring (out)
involvieren
to involve
ausklammern
to exclude, leave out
misslingen
to fail; to be unsuccessful
ätzen
to etch (with acid, typically deliberately as part of treating or processing)
verstreuen
to scatter
harken
to rake
ausmessen
to measure, to size, to gauge (area, space, capacity, etc.)
sich prostituieren
to prostitute oneself, to work as a prostitute
verstören
to disturb (of someone's mental state)
anmuten
to appear, to seem (something)
limitieren
to limit
einstudieren
to rehearse, learn (a piece)
sich vertun
to make a mistake, to slip up (colloquial)
wildern
to poach
abgießen
to drain, to pour off
zusammenstoßen
to collide
beglaubigen
to certify, authenticate officially
avancieren
to become, to advance
umgraben
to dig over (turn the soil)
wallen
to go on a pilgrimage, to journey
frustrieren
to frustrate
abwiegen
to weigh out
umblättern
to turn the page
vertrocknen
to dry up, wither from drought
abtransportieren
to transport away
wimmeln
to teem, crawl, be swarming (with)
spicken
to cheat using a crib sheet
gären
to ferment
dämmern
to dawn (of day, morning); to fall (of dusk, evening)
doppeln
to double
belichten
to expose (to light)
dribbeln
to dribble
krankschreiben
to sign somebody off sick
durchnehmen
to cover, to go through (material in class)
abbuchen
to debit
verwelken
to wilt, wither
abfliegen
to depart, to take off (by plane)
flexen
to cut with a Flex (angle grinder)
ummelden
to re-register (after moving)
verwinden
to get over, to cope with, to overcome (a loss, trauma, etc.)
einrechnen
to include, to count, to factor in
indizieren
to put on the index (restrict media as harmful to minors)
munkeln
to rumour/rumor
überliefern
to hand down (a story, culture, knowledge etc. orally or in writing)
verlocken
to entice
cremen
to put cream on, to apply lotion to (the skin), to moisturise
ankaufen
to buy (esp. as an investment, in large quantities or for a collection)
buttern
to butter
gerinnen
to coagulate (become congealed)
pellen
to peel (cooked potatoes, eggs, etc.)
einliefern
to admit, commit (to have a person enter an establishment)
einklemmen
to pinch something (e.g. one's finger)
hervorragen
to protrude, to stick out (towards the speaker)
panieren
to coat in breadcrumbs
umtopfen
to repot
branden
to surge, to break (the sea or sea waves)
komplizieren
to complicate
koten
to defecate
verrücken
to shift, to move by pushing
kalken
to whitewash
einfassen
to frame, enclose, hedge in, surround with a boundary
nebeln
to grow foggy
zwischenlagern
to temporarily store
kompostieren
to compost
jähren
to become one year old(er); to complete a year (or a specified number of years)
untervermieten
to sublet, to sublease
glücken
to succeed, be successful
aussäen
to sow (scatter seed)
einwechseln
to bring on (a substitute)
heuern
to hire, to sign on (a ship's crew)
keilen
to split with a wedge
adeln
to ennoble
sicken
to bead, to crimp (sheet metal) (technical)
amtieren
to hold office, to officiate
schottern
to gravel
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