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German verb
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- seinto be
- habento have
- werdento become; will (future auxiliary)
- könnento be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of, can.
- müssento have to (do something); must; to be obliged (to do something); to need (to do something).
- sagento say (to pronounce; communicate verbally)
- machento make, to produce, to create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.)
- gebento give (changing ownership)
- kommento come; to arrive
German verb dictionary
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- abhängento depend (as a necessary condition)
- ablehnento decline, refuse, reject, turn down
- abschließensecure something with a lock
- abwartento await; to wait for
- anbietento offer, to provide
- ändernto change, to alter
- anfangento begin; to commence
- ankommento arrive
- ankündigento announce
- annehmento assume, to suppose (as given)
- anrufento call, to ring (by telephone or similar technology)
- antretento arrive; to present oneself
- antwortento answer, to reply
- arbeitento work (to do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers)
- atmentake air into your lungs and let it out
- aufbauento build, to construct, to erect
- aufnehmento pick up, lift up
- aufschließenopen a lock with a key or code
- aufstehento get up; to stand up
- aufstellento set up; to put up or establish
- auftauchento come up (of a subject or name in conversation, a difficulty in a project, etc.)
- ausfallento sortie, to sally
- ausgebento spend, to expend; to pay out
- ausgehento go out (to leave one's abode to go to public places)
- ausleihentake something temporarily and return it later
- auspackentake things out of a bag, box or case
- ausschließento exclude, to debar
- aussehento look, seem
- äußernto express; to state
- aussprechento pronounce (sound a word, give it a pronunciation)
- auszeichnento award; to honor or distinguish
- backencook food in an oven
- bauento build, to construct
- bedeutento imply, to mean, to signify, to indicate, to spell, to betoken
- bedrohento threaten
- beeilento hurry, to hasten, to rush
- beendento finish, to complete, to (bring/put to an) end
- befindento occupy a place; to be located; to be situated
- begeisternto inspire enthusiasm; to delight
- beginnento begin; to commence; to be started
- begleitento accompany
- behandelnto treat (medicinally)
- beitragento contribute to (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
- bekommento receive; to get
- belegento cover
- benötigento need; to require
- beobachtento watch, to observe
- berichtento relate, to tell, to give an account of
- berücksichtigento consider; to take into account
- beschäftigento occupy, to keep occupied, to employ, to engage (possess or use the time, capacity or service of)
- beschließento decide; to adopt by formal decision
- beschreibento describe
- bestätigento confirm, to corroborate
- bestehento succeed, to pass (an exam)
- besuchento visit, to see
- beteiligento involve; sich beteiligen: to participate
- betonento emphasize; to stress
- betragento amount to, to be (a numerical value)
- betreffento concern, to have to do with or affect a business of
- betreibento run, to operate (a business, an engine, etc.)
- bezahlento pay, give money
- bezeichnento name (give a name to), to call, to designate, to denote
- beziehento refer, to relate
- bietento offer; to provide
- bildento form; to educate or train
- bittento ask, to beg, to plead, to bid, to request
- bleibento remain (to continue to be)
- bratencook food in hot oil or fat
- brauchento need, to be in need of, to require
- bringento bring, to fetch, to take, to convey, to bear
- bügelnmake clothes smooth with a heated iron
- bürstenclean or arrange something with a brush
- darstellento represent; to depict or show
- dauernto last, to continue, to persist (for a period of time)
- denkento think
- dienento serve
- diskutierento discuss
- drehento turn
- drohento threaten
- durchführento perform, to conduct (a study, a ceremony, an operation, etc.)
- durchsetzento establish; to enforce; to cause to become prevalent, accepted, or effective
- dürfento be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may
- einbringento contribute; to bring in
- einkaufento shop
- einladento invite
- einsetzento put in; set in; insert
- einstellento hire (to add someone to a position of employment)
- empfehlento propose, to advise in favor of
- endento end
- engagierento engage (to hire an artist)
- entdeckento discover, to spot, to learn for the first time
- entfernento remove
- enthaltento contain, comprise, include
- entscheidento decide, to make a decision
- entsprechento correspond to; to match
- entstehento come into existence; to arise
- entwickelnto develop, to gain (strength, a skill, a talent, an ability, etc.; slowly, often by natural growth or practice)
- erfahrento find out, learn, to come to know
- erfolgento happen, occur, take place
- ergebento yield, produce
- ergreifento seize; to take
- erhaltento receive (something given, sent, won, etc.)
- erhöhento heighten, raise
- erinnernto remind
- erkennento recognize, perceive
- erklärento explain, to make clear
- erlaubento allow; to permit
- erläuternto explain; to clarify
- erlebento experience
- erleidento suffer, to experience (a negative event or treatment)
- ermittelnto determine, to identify (a value or identity; through a calculation or other process)
- ermöglichento make possible; to enable
- eröffnento open (to the public)
- erreichento reach (to attain by stretching)
- erscheinento appear
- ersetzento replace
- erwartento expect, to consider likely
- erzählento tell, to narrate, to recount
- erzielento achieve, to obtain, to attain, to reach, to arrive, to realize
- essento eat
- fahrento go at speed
- fallento fall; to drop
- fällento fell or cut down; to make a formal decision
- faltenbend one part of something over another
- fegenclean a surface with a broom
- fehlenfor there to be a lack [with dative ‘to someone/something’ and an (+ dative) ‘of something’] (idiomatically translated by English lack with the dative object as the subject)
- feiernto celebrate; to party; applicable from the most solemn to the most revelrous forms
- fernsehento watch television
- festnehmento arrest
- feststellento determine, to ascertain, to establish, to find, to see
- findento find; to discover
- fliegento fly; to travel by air
- flüsternspeak very quietly without using your full voice
- folgento follow (on the same path or in a sequence)
- fordernto demand, ask
- fördernto support; to promote or encourage
- fortsetzento continue with something
- fragento ask
- freuento gladden, to make glad, to make pleased
- fühlento feel (a thing, sensation, emotion - a noun)
- führento lead
- funktionierento work, function
- gebento give (changing ownership)
- gehento go, to walk
- gehörento belong to, be the property of
- gelangento reach, get to, end up in (a place, location)
- gelingento turn out well, to work out, to go smoothly, to succeed, to come off
- geltento be valid; to count; to hold true
- genießento enjoy (an experience); to relish; to savor
- geratento turn out; to succeed; to thrive
- geschehento occur; to happen
- gewinnento win
- gießengive water to plants
- glaubento believe something (to consider true)
- greifento grab; to grasp; to grip (something)
- habento have
- haltento hold (an object in one's hands)
- handelnto act; to take action
- hebenmove something to a higher position
- heißento have a name; to be named; to be called; but implying that one “owns” this name, not necessarily that one goes by it
- helfento help (someone); to assist; to aid
- herrschento rule, to reign, to have dominion
- hoffento hope
- holento (go) get, to fetch (to go somewhere and take something to bring back)
- hörento hear (to perceive sounds (or a sound) through the ear)
- hustenpush air suddenly and noisily from your throat
- informierento inform, to update
- interessierento interest
- kämmenarrange hair using a comb
- kämpfento fight, to struggle
- kauenbreak food into smaller pieces with your teeth
- kaufento buy, to purchase
- kennento know; to be acquainted with; to be familiar with
- klärento clarify, to clear up (an issue or misunderstanding), to fill in unknown details, to resolve, to sort out (a problem or a question)
- kletterngo up something using your hands or feet
- klingento ring; to clink
- klopfenhit a surface to make a short sound
- kochento cook
- kommento come; to arrive
- könnento be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of, can.
- kostento cost
- kritisierento criticize
- küssentouch someone with your lips to show affection
- lächelnmake a happy or friendly expression with your mouth
- lachenmake sounds that show you find something funny
- landento land (to reach solid ground in an air, water or space vessel)
- lassento allow; to permit; to let
- laufento walk; to jog; to run (to move on foot; either at a normal or an increased speed)
- lebento live, to be alive
- legento lie down
- leistento perform (a task, work), to accomplish (a task), to achieve (a goal)
- lernento learn, to acquire knowledge
- lesento read (to look at and understand symbols, words, or data)
- liebento love, to have a strong affection for (someone or something)
- liefernto supply, provide
- liegento lie (to be in a horizontal position)
- machento make, to produce, to create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.)
- meinento opine, to think; to believe; to suppose
- meldento report, to inform (about an incident or condition)
- messenfind the size or amount of something
- mietenpay to use something for a period of time
- mischencombine things so they are together
- mitbringento bring (along, with), to accompany
- mitkommento come with, to join and come along with (another person)
- mitteilento inform about, to tell, to disclose, to impart, to report, to announce
- mögento like (something or someone)
- müssento have to (do something); must; to be obliged (to do something); to need (to do something).
- nähenjoin or repair material using a needle and thread
- nehmento take (something into one's possession or on one's body)
- nennento name (to give a name to)
- niesensuddenly push air out through your nose and mouth
- nutzento make use of; to deploy; to exploit; to harness; to take (the opportunity of)
- öffnento open (to make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position)
- packenput things into a bag, box or case
- passento fit; to suit
- passierento happen
- pflanzenput a seed or plant into the ground to grow
- planento plan
- präsentierento present; to showcase
- profitierento benefit
- prüfento check; to test or examine
- putzenremove dirt from something
- reagierento react; to respond
- rechnento count, reckon, calculate, compute
- redento talk, to speak, to orate
- reduzierento reduce
- reichento reach (extend a certain distance)
- reisento travel
- reparierenmake something broken work again
- rettento save, to rescue
- richtento direct, to point
- rufenspeak in a very loud voice
- sagento say (to pronounce; communicate verbally)
- sammelnto collect; to gather
- schaffento create, to call into being
- schälenremove the skin from fruit or vegetables
- schätzento estimate; to value or appreciate
- schauento watch, to view (a movie or other performance)
- scheinento shine; to gleam
- scheiternto fail, to conclude unsuccessfully
- schickento send, to dispatch (a person, letter, money etc. to a destination or a person)
- schildernto depict (with words), to narrate, tell vividly
- schlafento sleep
- schlagento beat; to hit; to knock; to strike; to punch; to hammer; to pound
- schließento shut; to close; to shut down
- schluckenmove food or drink from your mouth down your throat
- schreibento write, to write out (use letters to make words and texts)
- schützento defend; to protect; to shelter; to guard
- schwimmenmove through water using your body
- sehento see; to have sight
- seinto be
- senkento lower; to reduce
- setzento sit down
- sichernto secure; to save or protect
- singenmake musical sounds with your voice
- sitzento sit; to perch
- sollenshould; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
- sorgento take care of, to care for, to look after
- sparento save up; to accumulate, to put aside (for a specific purpose)
- sperrento bar (entry to a place or system)
- spielento play (engage in some activity for fun or entertainment)
- sprechento speak (some language, the truth, etc.)
- springenpush yourself off the ground with your legs
- stammento descend, to originate, to be derived
- startento start (airplane, event etc.)
- stattfindento take place, to happen
- steckento stick; to be stuck
- stehento stand (to be upright, support oneself in an erect position)
- steigento ascend, to climb, to rise
- stellencausative of stehen: to put, place, position (someone or something) such that it stands upright
- sterbento die
- stimmento be right, to be correct, to be proper, to be true
- stoßento push; to shove; to thrust
- suchento search, to look for
- tanzenmove your body to music
- teilento share; to divide
- teilnehmento participate; to take part
- tötento kill
- tragento carry, to bear (something on one's person)
- treffento meet; to encounter
- tretento step, to walk (a short distance)
- trinkento drink
- trocknenremove water or moisture
- tunto do (to perform or execute an action)
- übernehmento take over (a task, a position, responsibilities from someone else)
- überraschento surprise
- überzeugento convince
- umarmenput your arms around someone affectionately
- umsetzento implement, to realize
- unterstützento support, to assist, to help, to aid
- verabschiedento say goodbye (to); to take leave (of)
- verändernto alter, to change
- verbietento forbid, prohibit (someone from doing something)
- verbindento join, to combine, to connect, to interlink
- verfügento decree, to order
- vergessento forget (lose remembrance of)
- verhaltento behave
- verhindernto prevent
- verkaufento sell (something in exchange for money)
- verlassento leave, to abandon; to depart, to forsake
- verleihenlet someone use something temporarily
- verletzento hurt, to injure (cause bodily harm to someone)
- verlierento lose (something, or a game)
- verratento betray, to be disloyal to
- verschwindento disappear, to vanish, to move out of view
- versprechento promise
- verstehento understand
- versuchento try, to attempt (often with an uncertain result)
- verteidigento defend
- verteilento distribute
- verurteilento convict, condemn, sentence
- verweisento refer
- verwendento use, to employ, to apply
- verzichtento give up, to go without, to live without, to make do without, to do without, to forgo, to dispense with
- vorbereitento prepare
- vorhabento intend, to have (something) planned, to have (something) to do
- vorliegento be available (of documentation/information)
- vorsehento plan; to intend or provide for
- vorstellento introduce (someone), to present
- vorwerfento throw at, throw forward
- wachsento grow
- wählento choose, to select
- warnento warn, to caution, to admonish
- wartento wait (for)
- waschento wash
- wechselnto change; to switch or exchange
- weinenproduce tears because of an emotion
- werdento become; will (future auxiliary)
- widmento dedicate; to devote
- wiegenmeasure how heavy something is
- wirkento function, to be effective, to work
- wissento know; to be aware of (a fact)
- wohnento live, reside, dwell (to remain or be settled permanently, or for a considerable time)
- wollento want; to wish; to desire; to demand
- wünschento wish for; to make a wish for; to want; to desire
- zahlento pay
- zählento count (to determine the number of objects in a group)
- zeigento show, make see
- ziehento pull; to drag
- zuhörento listen
- zunehmento increase; to gain
- zurückkehrento return
- zurückkommento come back; to return