Basic Verbs

Question 1

fassen

Answer 1

to hold, grasp, catch (something)
(lots of prefix verbs, eg:
befassen = to deal with, concern oneself with, handle
erfassen = to capture; grasp, comprehend, understand; record;
cover, include
verfassen = to write, draft, draw up, author, compose
anfassen = to touch, feel
auffassen = to understand, grasp (lots of idioms)
umfassen = to include, comprise
(umfassend = umfangreich = comprehensive
der Umfang = extent, amount, size; circumference, perimeter))

Question 2

klappen

Answer 2

to work, work out (function)

Question 3

klären

Answer 3

to clarify

Question 4

1. richten
2. sich richten an + acc

(den Blick richten auf
v
in den Blick nehmen)

Answer 4

1. to do, make, direct, point (something)
2. to aim at, address (somebody)

(to direct one’s gaze at, take a look at (something)
v
to look at, examine, focus on, take into account)

Question 5

neigen

Answer 5

to incline, tend (to think something, eg)

Question 6

wirken

Answer 6

to have an effect, be effective, work, act;
to seem, come across (as)
(einwirken
bewirken
mitwirken
zusammenwirken)

Question 7

löschen

Answer 7

to delete, remove, extinguish
(= auslöschen)

Question 8

haften

Answer 8

to adhere;
to bear liability (eg for risk of shortcuts to vaccine approval, for safety of playground equipment)

Question 9

bremsen

Answer 9

to brake, curb, stop, slow down (something)
(die Bremse/das Bremsen;
die Stotterbremse = intermittent brake;
der Bremseffekt)

Question 10

riechen

Answer 10

to smell
(der Geruch; der Mundgeruch;
der Riechsinn = der Geruchsinn)

Question 11

wachsen

Answer 11

to grow
(erwachsen = to grow, arise;
anwachsen = to grow;
aufwachsen = heranwachsen = to grow up;
überwachsen = to overrun, overgrow (something))

Question 12

ziehen
(sich ziehen)

Answer 12

to pull, drag, draw
(to extend)

(hochziehen = to pull up;
nachziehen = to follow suit (colloquial))

Question 13

gelten

Answer 13

to apply, hold, stand

Question 14

achten auf

Answer 14

to watch out for

Question 15

rühren

Answer 15

to stir

Question 16

dringen

Answer 16

to penetrate, get/come through
(auf etwas dringen = to insist on something;
an die Öffentlichkeit dringen = to become public knowledge)

Question 17

reizen

Answer 17

to irritate, stimulate

Question 18

ahnen
(geahnt)

Answer 18

to guess, suspect
(= erahnen)

Question 19

1. täuschen
   (sich (acc) täuschen)
2. enttäuschen

Answer 19

1. to deceive, mislead
   (to be mistaken, err)
2. to disappoint

Question 20

tauschen

Answer 20

to exchange
(auftauschen = to appear, arise, emerge, pop up)

Question 21

lüften

Answer 21

to ventilate

Question 22

widmen

Answer 22

to dedicate (something (acc) to someone (dat))

Question 23

hauen + acc

Answer 23

to floor

Question 24

häufen
sich häufen

Answer 24

to accumulate, pile up
(häufig )

Question 25

färben

Answer 25

to dye, colour, tint, stain

Question 26

klagen + gegen

Answer 26

to complain, sue

Question 27

leuchten

Answer 27

to shine (beleuchten = to illuminate)

Question 28

flüchten

Answer 28

to flee (flüchtig = fleeting)

Question 29

flutschen

Answer 29

to slip

Question 30

rücken

Answer 30

to move, shift

Question 31

hinken

Answer 31

to limp, hobble, be clumsy

Question 32

ragen

Answer 32

to protrude

Question 33

ernten

Answer 33

to harvest (eg pick fruit)

Question 34

fußen auf + dat

Answer 34

to be based on

Question 35

züchten

Answer 35

to breed, grow, cultivate, culture

Question 36

tasten (sich (acc) vorwärts tasten)

Answer 36

to fumble, feel ( to feel/grope one‘s way forward) (antasten = to touch)

Question 37

reiben

Answer 37

to rub (sich reiben an etwas (dat) = to rub against something)

Question 38

kratzen

Answer 38

to rasp (throat); to scratch, scrape

Question 39

kleben = ankleben

Answer 39

to stick (verkleben = to stick together) (sich kleben = to glue, stick (oneself))

Question 40

ringen um

Answer 40

to wrestle, struggle with

Question 42

münden

Answer 42

to lead to

Question 43

lenken

Answer 43

to direct, control, steer (ablenken = to distract, divert)

Question 44

steuern

Answer 44

to control, steer (die Steuern = taxes) (gegensteuern = to take countermeasures)

Question 45

strafen

Answer 45

to chastise

Question 46

streiten

Answer 46

to argue

Question 47

streiken

Answer 47

to go on strike

Question 48

stoßen (stoßen auf)

Answer 48

to bump, thrust, push, butt, strike (to encounter) (abstoßen = to repel, shed ausstoßen = to emit)

Question 49

stecken

Answer 49

to stick, insert (also slang for to be)

Question 50

steigen steigern

Answer 50

to increase

Question 51

schließen

Answer 51

to close, shut; to forge

Question 52

auf etwas schießen lassen

Answer 52

to imply, be indicative of something

Question 53

schwingen mit

Answer 53

to resonate with

Question 54

schlucken

Answer 54

to swallow, absorb

Question 55

schmerzen

Answer 55

to hurt

Question 56

schimpfen

Answer 56

to rant, grumble (about)

Question 57

schreien

Answer 57

to shout

Question 58

schmeißen

Answer 58

to throw, chuck, bung

Question 59

scheitern

Answer 59

to fail

Question 60

schwanken

Answer 60

to fluctuate, vary, range

Question 61

schwenken

Answer 61

to swivel, pivot

Question 62

schleppen

Answer 62

to tow, drag

Question 63

schleusen

Answer 63

to lock; to channel, smuggle, sluice (ausschleusen = to sluice out)

Question 64

schmelzen

Answer 64

to melt, fuse

Question 65

schielen + auf + acc

Answer 65

to squint, peer (at)

Question 66

schüren

Answer 66

to stir up, stoke

Question 67

speisen

Answer 67

to dine, feed

Question 68

setzen auf + acc

Answer 68

to count on

Question 69

stochern

Answer 69

to poke

Question 70

schlummern

Answer 70

to lie dormant

Question 71

schildern

Answer 71

to describe, portray, depict

Question 72

lockern

Answer 72

to loosen

Question 73

lauern

Answer 73

to lurk

Question 74

tackern

Answer 74

to staple

Question 75

blättern

Answer 75

to scroll, page-turn, browse

Question 76

geistern

Answer 76

to wander like a ghost

Question 77

basteln

Answer 77

to make, build (eg arts and crafts)

Question 78

köcheln

Answer 78

to simmer

Question 79

drängeln

Answer 79

to jostle, push (sich (acc) drängeln = to swarm, scramble sich (acc) vordrängeln =to push in, queue jump) sich (acc) durchdrängeln = to hustle, push through)

Question 80

rodeln

Answer 80

to toboggan

Question 81

gurgeln

Answer 81

to gargle

Question 82

wackeln

Answer 82

to wiggle, wobble, juggle (wackelig)

Question 83

dümpeln

Answer 83

to bob up and down

Question 84

würfeln

Answer 84

to throw/play dice

Question 85

ähneln (sich (acc) ähneln)

Answer 85

to resemble, be similar (to resemble/be similar to each other)

Question 86

subsumieren

Answer 86

to subsume

Question 87

fungieren

Answer 87

to function

Question 88

stagnieren

Answer 88

to stagnate, remain static

Question 89

skizzieren

Answer 89

to sketch, outline

Question 90

nivellieren

Answer 90

to level

Question 91

grassieren

Answer 91

to be rampant, to rage

Question 92

sondieren

Answer 92

to probe, sound out

Question 93

etwas kapieren

Answer 93

to “get it” (understand), “twig”, “catch onto” something

Question 94

konstatieren + acc

Answer 94

to state , postulate (establish)

Question 95

konzipieren

Answer 95

to design, devise

Question 96

konkurrieren

Answer 96

to compete, vie

Question 97

kurieren

Answer 97

to cure, nurse

Question 98

kursieren

Answer 98

to circulate

Question 99

sezernieren

Answer 99

to secrete

Question 100

etwas thematisieren

Answer 100

to make something the subject of discussion, broach the issue of something

Question 101

wahren

Answer 101

to maintain, preserve

Question 102

gewähren + dat

Answer 102

to grant, permit

Question 103

gewährleisten

Answer 103

to guarantee, ensure

Question 104

gestalten

Answer 104

to shape

Question 105

gelangen

Answer 105

to arrive, get to, reach

Question 106

geraten

Answer 106

to turn out

Question 107

tätigen

Answer 107

to place, effect, negotiate

Question 108

quetschen ((r)ausquetschen)

Answer 108

to squeeze, crush, squash (to squeeze out)

Question 109

quietschen

Answer 109

to squeak (eg bicycle chain)

Question 110

mit etwas rechnen

Answer 110

to anticipate something

Question 111

mit etwas/jemandem rechnen

Answer 111

to count on, bank on, expect, foresee, be alert to something/somebody

Question 112

Tagebuch führen

Answer 112

to keep a diary

Question 113

darunter fallen

Answer 113

to be included

Question 115

empören (sich empören)

Answer 115

to outrage, shock (to be outraged)

Question 116

sich (dat) leisten

Answer 116

to afford, allow oneself, treat oneself to (something)

Question 117

sich merken

Answer 117

to remember

Question 118

sich stellen + dat

Answer 118

to face, confront

Question 119

sich äußern

Answer 119

to comment, express oneself

Question 120

sich wundern

Answer 120

to be surprised

Question 121

sich zeigen

Answer 121

to appear

Question 122

sich trauen

Answer 122

1. to dare to 2. to get married

Question 123

sich mehren

Answer 123

to multiply

Question 124

sich (acc) halten

Answer 124

to keep, stick, survive

Question 125

sich (acc) an etwas (acc) halten

Answer 125

to adhere, stick, keep (to something)

Question 126

sich fürchten + vor

Answer 126

to be afraid (of)

Question 127

sich (acc) wehren sich (acc) währen (gegen)

Answer 127

to defend oneself (against), counter

Question 128

sich (acc) wappnen (für/gegen etwas)

Answer 128

to settle oneself

Question 129

sich (acc) bücken

Answer 129

to bend down, stoop

Question 130

sich (acc) fügen zu

Answer 130

to add up to, fit together to

Question 131

sich (acc) tummeln

Answer 131

to bustle, romp, frolic about

Question 132

sich schaukeln hoch

Answer 132

to swing up (eg increase in infections)

Question 133

sich (acc) stabilisieren

Answer 133

to level off

Question 134

sich (acc) arrangieren

Answer 134

to come to an arrangement