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German Verbs
Verbs
| German | English |
|---|---|
| abbiegen | to turn (off) |
| abgehen | hand in,hand over, fire,give off,produce |
| abholen | fetch, pick up |
| ablehnen | decline,refuse |
| abnehmen | lose weight,decrease,wane,remove,take off,take away |
| achten | consider,respect,pay attention |
| anbieten | offer |
| ändern | alter,change |
| anfangen | begin,start |
| anfassen | handle,touch |
| anmachen | turn on,attach,prepare,mix |
| anmelden | announce,register,make an appointment,indicate,declare,express |
| annehmen | accept,take on,assume,pass |
| anrufen | phone,appeal,call out to |
| anschauen | look at,watch |
| ansehen | look at,watch,regard,consider,see |
| anziehen | advance,increase,attract,draw up,pull at,tighten,take on |
| anzünden | ignite,kindle,light,set fire to |
| ärgern | annoy,irritate,upset |
| atmen | breathe,respire |
| auffordern | ask, call upon,demain,invite |
| aufgeben | abandon,give up,assign,give,hand in |
| aufheben | balance out,keep,lift up,pick up, terminate |
| aufhören | stop,cease,discontinue |
| aufpassen | beware,pay attention,watch over |
| aufräumen | clean,straighten,tidy up,clear |
| aufregen | upset,excite |
| aufstehen | get up,stand up,rise (up) |
| aufwachen | awake,wake up |
| ausgeben | spend,distribute,give out,declare,yield, pass off as |
| ausgehen | go out,come out,start out,assume,come to an end |
| ausmachen | arrange,agree,put out,turn off/out,come to,constitute,discern |
| ausschalten | switch off,turn off,eliminate,set aside |
| ausschließen | exclude,rule out,expel,shut out |
| aussehen | appear,look |
| aussprechen | express,voice,pronounce,finish speaking |
| ausstellen | display,exhibit,write out,issue |
| ausziehen | pull out,extract,take off,remove |
| backen | bake |
| baden | bathe,take a bath,swim |
| bauern | build, cultivate |
| beachten | obey,heed,notice,regard,pay attention to |
| beantragen | apply for,propose, call for |
| bedeuten | mean,signify,portend |
| bedienen | serve,wait on,operate,work |
| bedingen | imply,depend on,determine,require |
| sich beeilen | hurry,quicken |
| beeinflussen | influence,have effect on |
| befehlen | command,dictate,order,commend,entrust |
| befinden | find,consider,judge |
| befreien | free,liberate,release,excuse,exempt |
| begegnen | meet,encounter,occur,treat,counter |
| beginnen | begin,start,undertake |
| begleiten | accompany,escort |
| begründen | substantiate,supply evidence for,found,establish,start |
| begrüßen | greet,hail,welcome |
| behalten | keep,retain,remember,maintain |
| behandeln | treat,deal with,handle |
| behaupten | maintain,retain possession of,assert,contend |
| behindern | hinder,obstruct,impede |
| beißen | to bite,sting |
| bekommen | get,receive,obtain |
| beleidigen | offend,insult,affront |
| bellen | bark,yap |
| bemerken | notice,observe,mention,remark |
| sich bemühen | endeavor,make an effort,concern o.s,bother |
| benutzen | use,utilize,employ |
| beobachten | observe,watch,comply with |
| beraten | advise,confer |
| bereiten | make ready,prepare,give,bring |
| bergen | save,recover,rescue,secure,shelter,conceal,contain,involve,hide |
| berichten | report,advise,inform |
| bersten | burst,split |
| berücksichtigen | take into consideration,allow for,bear in mind |
| berufen | summon,call together,convene,appoint |
| beruhigen | calm,quiet |
| beschädigen | injure,damage |
| beschäftigen | occupy,engage |
| beschließen | resolve,decide,conclude,close |
| beschreiben | describe,write on |
| beschweren | weigh down,make heavy,encumber |
| besichtigen | inspect,examine,go sightseeing in |
| besitzen | possess,own |
| besorgen | look after,attend to,get,procure |
| bestätigen | confirm,verify,acknowledge,validate |
| bestehen | undergo,endure,pass,exist,persist,consist,be composed,insist |
| bestellen | order,reserve,arrange,deliver,summon |
| bestimmen | determine,fix,intend,designate |
| besuchen | visit,call on,attend,patronize |
| beteiligen | give a share |
| beten | pray |
| beton | stress,emphasize |
| betragen | to amount to,be |
| betrügen | deceive,defraud,be unfaithful to |
| bewegen 2 | move,stir,occupy one's mind |
| beweisen | prove,show, give evidence |
| sich bewerben | apply,compete |
| bezahlen | pay, remunerate |
| bezeichnen | make,indicate,designate,denote,refer to |
| beziehen | relate,refer,cover,go to,enter,be supplied with,subscribe to |
| biegen | bend,curve,wind |
| bieten | offer,present,give,bid |
| binden | bind,tie,compel,oblige,be binding,retain |
| bitten | ask,request,invite,plead |
| blasen | blow,play |
| bleiben | remain,stay,keep |
| bleichen | bleach,whiten |
| blühen | bloom,blossom,prosper,thrive,be in store |
| braten | roast,grill,broil,fry |
| brauchen | need,require |
| brechen | break,breach,crack,rupture |
| brennen | burn,distil,bake,roast,be lit,be on fire |
| bringen | bring,take,yield,present,put |
| buchen | book,reserve,enter(bookkeeping) |
| danken | thank,owe,decline with thanks |
| dauern | last,endure,take(time),feel sorry for |
| denken | think,conceive,believe,bear in mind |
| dienen | serve,be of use,be useful |
| diskutieren | discuss,debate,talk |
| drehen | turn,rotate,roll,spin,shoot(film) |
| dreschen | thresh |
| dringen | penetrate,reach,spread,make one's way |
| drücken | press,push,impress,squeeze,weigh down |
| dürfen | may,might,be allowed to,be permitted to |
| ehren | honor,revere,do honor to |
| einfallen | collapse,give way;invade,overrun;occur to, strike |
| einkaufen | shop,purchase |
| einladen | invite;treat,pay for;load |
| einrichten | arrange,organize;equip,furnish;establish,setup |
| einschalten | insert;switch on,engage;bring into |
| einsetzen | insert,put in place,install,appoint;begin |
| einsteigen | board,climb in,get in |
| einstellen | put/place in;engage,hire;adjust;cease,stop |
| einziehen | draw in,absorb,draft;retract,recall;collect |
| empfangen | receive,greet;conceive,become pregnant |
| empfehlen | recommend;commend |
| entdecken | discover,expose,uncover |
| enthalten | hold,comprise,include,contain |
| entlassen | let go,release,dismiss,discharge,lay off |
| entscheiden | decide,determine;settle(legally) |
| sich entschließen | decide,resolve,make up one's mind |
| entschuldigen | excuse,pardon,justify |
| entsprechen | correspond,agree,be consistent,meet |
| entstehen | originate,arise,ensue,emerge,be created |
| enttäuschen | disappoint |
| entwickeln | develop |
| sich ereignen | occur,take place,happen |
| erfahren | learn,discover;experience,undergo |
| erfinden | invent,contrive;fabricate,make up |
| erfüllen | fill;fulfill,perform |
| erhalten | receive,obtain;save,preserve;keep,support |
| erhöhen | raise,increase;enhance |
| sich erholen | recover,recuperate,relax |
| erinnern | remind |
| erkälten | cool,chill |
| erkennen | perceive,recognize,identify;be cognizant of;impose sentence |
| erklären | explain,comment on;declare,announce,proclaim |
| erlauben | allow,permit |
| erleben | experience,live through;live to see |
| erledigen | deal with,attend to,set right,handle,settle,complete,do |
| erlöschen | go out;die down/out;expire;lapse |
| eröffnen | open,start;unseal;inaugurate;reveal,disclose |
| erreichen | reach;attain,achieve;arrive at |
| erscheinen | appear,be published,count out;seem |
| erschrecken | be frightened/scared;be shocked/alarmed |
| erwähnen | mention,make reference to |
| erwarten | expect,anticipate;await,wait for |
| erzählen | tell,narrate,recount |
| essen | eat,take a meal |
| existieren | exist |
| fahren | drive,go,travel,ride;move hurriedly;convey,carry |
| fallen | fall;be captured;be killed(in action);decline,drop |
| fangen | catch,capture;trap,snare;take prisoner |
| fassen | grasp,take hold of;apprehend;express;hold,accommodate,embrace;understand;pass |
| fehlen | be missing/lacking/absent;be needed |
| feiern | celebrate,commemorate |
| feixen | grin,smirk |
| festhalten | hold tight,keep,maintain;detain,capture |
| feststellen | establish,ascertain,determine;state;observe,realize;locate;secure |
| finden | find,discover,come across;think, consider |
| flechten | braid,plait;weave,interweave;wind |
| fliegen | fly;rush,race |
| fliehen | flee,retreat |
| fließen | flow,stream,pour |
| fluchen | curse,swear |
| folgen | follow,ensue; succeed |
| fordern | demand,ask for;summon;claim |
| fragen | ask,inquire,question |
| fressen | eat(of animals); devour;corrode |
| freuen | make glad,delight |
| frieren | freeze,chill |
| frühstücken | eat breakfast |
| fühlen | feel;perceive,be aware of |
| führen | conduct,lead;take,carry;handle,manage |
| füllen | fill;inflate;stuff;load |
| funktionieren | function,operate,work |
| fürchten | fear,be afraid,dread,be in awe |
| gären | ferment;seethe |
| gebären | bear;give birth to;produce |
| geben | give,confer;grant;emit;yield;provide |
| gebrauchen | use,employ |
| gedeihen | grow,thrive,flourish,prosper,progress |
| gefallen | be pleasing |
| gehen | go,walk,move;go away,leave;work,function |
| gehören | belong,be owned;pertain |
| gelingen | be successful,be managed |
| gelten | be valid,hold true;matter; be effective; apply to; be considered as |
| genesen | get well,recover,convalesce |
| genießen | enjoy,savor |
| geraten | get,fall,happen;turn out |