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German Verbs
Verbs
German | English |
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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 |