German verbs
Words 2,401 to 2,500 of 2,517, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
abgrenzen
to delimit, to demarcate
ausdehnen
to extend, to expand
fechten
to fence
hervorbringen
to yield, to spawn, to bear, to produce, to bring forth
verschönern
to beautify, to embellish
ausrasten
to freak out
überfordern
to demand or ask more of someone or something than is within her/his/its capabilities, to overexert, overwhelm, overload
rausschmeißen
to kick out
modernisieren
to modernize
vorrücken
to proceed
wühlen
to rummage, to grub
missachten
to ignore (deliberately pay no attention to), disregard (orders, instructions, advice etc.)
ergründen
to fathom; to get to the bottom of
vermindern
to reduce, decrease, shrink, diminish
erkämpfen
to gain through struggle
glätten
to smooth
konvertieren
to convert (in economic and technological contexts)
untersagen
to forbid, prohibit, ban, interdict
verdichten
to condense, to densify
verlosen
to raffle (off)
sich betrinken
to get drunk
verneinen
to negate
ausreisen
to depart (from a country), to exit (a country)
knabbern
to nibble
rumstehen
to stand around idly
zurücklehnen
to recline, to lean back
sich vergewissern
to make sure (of); to check; to make certain (of)
wiedererkennen
to recognize
beunruhigen
to worry, to trouble, to alarm
bekehren
to convert
steinigen
to stone (usually to death); to lapidate
umfahren
to drive around; to bypass
voraussetzen
to presuppose or assume
erachten
to consider
absitzen
to serve (a sentence); to sit out (time)
festsetzen
to set (to determine)
forcieren
to accelerate, to force, to push
konfrontieren
to confront
legitimieren
to legitimize
schweifen
to wander, to rove
symbolisieren
to symbolise, to symbolize
belügen
to lie to, to tell someone a lie, to tell someone lies
stillschweigen
to be quiet
aufatmen
to breathe a sigh of relief
aushandeln
to negotiate
mahnen
to urge (someone) to do a specific, necessary task
pauken
to swot, cram (study with effort)
relaxen
to relax
stampfen
to stamp, to stomp, to clomp
tendieren
to tend
zusammenbringen
to collect
auslachen
to laugh at
abhaken
to checkmark
appellieren
to appeal
aufrüsten
to increase armament
brüten
to brood
bändigen
to tame, to restrain, to subdue
diskreditieren
to discredit
durchstarten
to go around (abort a landing and climb again)
illustrieren
to illustrate
twittern
to tweet (post to Twitter)
veranschaulichen
to illustrate, to exemplify
tarnen
to camouflage
überbringen
to deliver
ballern
to bang (make a loud, dull sound)
bombardieren
to bomb, bombard, shell
diktieren
to dictate
horten
to hoard, to gather (a large quantity)
suggerieren
to suggest
vorzeigen
to show, to demonstrate, to produce (for inspection)
lokalisieren
to localize
antreffen
to come across
aufspielen
to show off, to put on airs (sich aufspielen)
ausbeuten
to exploit
beanstanden
to object to, to complain about
erproben
to test
reproduzieren
to reproduce
roden
to clear (a forest)
verharren
to remain
überschätzen
to overestimate
zurückbekommen
to get back (to retrieve, to have an item returned)
herausfordern
to challenge
segnen
to bless
debattieren
to debate
hinken
to limp, to hobble (walk with difficulty due to injury)
durchgreifen
to grasp through
entgegenstehen
to prevent, to be an obstacle [with dative ‘to something’] (especially in an abstract sense - of problems, conditions, laws, etc.)
erblicken
to sight, catch sight of
erfragen
to ask about, to find out (by asking)
expandieren
to expand
sensibilisieren
to sensitize (make sensible to certain stimuli)
verdammen
to condemn, to doom
verifizieren
to verify
abstreiten
to repudiate
zensieren
to censor
abwickeln
to unwind
intensivieren
to intensify; to make more intense
killen
to kill
nähren
to feed
pusten
to blow (usually with one’s mouth)
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