German verbs — A

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• aalen to stretch out
• aasen to feed on carrion
• abacheln to eat up, to polish off (Jenisch slang)
• abalienieren to divest
• abändern to change
• abandonnieren to abandon
• abarbeiten to work off
• abarten to deviate, to degenerate (dated)
• abasten to wear oneself out (sich abasten: to slave away)
• abästen to remove the branches from, to delimb
• abbacken to bake off, to finish baking
• abbaden to wash off by bathing (rare)
• abbaken to mark out with beacons (nautical)
• abbalgen to skin (an animal)
• abbalzen to finish the mating display (hunting)
• abbangen to wring (something) from (someone) through fear (rare)
• abbasten to strip the bast from (rare)
• abbauen to dismantle
• abbaumen to come down from a tree (hunting)
• abbeeren to destem
• abbefehlen to countermand, to cancel by order
• abbegehren to demand (something) from (someone) (rare)
• abbeißen to bite off
• abbeizen to strip (paint) with caustics
• abbekommen to get a share of; to take (damage)
• abberufen to withdraw
• abbestellen to cancel a subscription
• abbezahlen to pay off (in instalments)
• abbiegen to turn
• abbilden to portray, to depict, to picture
• abbinden to untie
• abbitten to beg forgiveness for, to apologize for
• abblasen cancel
• abblassen to fade, to pale
• abblättern to flake off, to peel off
• abblenden to dip (headlights); to stop down (photography)
• abblitzen to misfire
• abbrechen to break off
• abbrennen to set fire to
• abbreviieren to abbreviate
• abbringen to dissuade, to talk out of
• abbröckeln to crumble away
• abbröseln to crumble off, to crumble away
• abbuchen to debit (from an account)
• abbuffen to buff off, to polish off (rare)
• abchangieren to change lead (equestrian, rare)
• abchecken to check over, to check out (colloquial)
• abdanken to abdicate, to resign
• abdecken to cover
• abdizieren to abdicate (dated)
• abdrehen to turn off
• abdriften to drift off course
• abdrucken to print, to publish (in print)
• abdrücken to fire
• abduzieren to abduct
• aberkennen to strip (someone) of, to revoke (a title, a right)
• aberrieren to aberrate, to deviate (optics)
• abfahren to leave
• abfasen to chamfer, to bevel
• abfertigen to make ready for dispatch
• abfinden to compensate, to pay off (sich abfinden mit: to come to terms with)
• abfliegen to take off
• abführen to take away
• abführen to take away
• abgeben to hand in
• abgewöhnen to give up, to break
• abhalten to keep off
• abhängen to depend (on); to take down, to unhitch
• abheben to lift off
• abholen to collect, pick up or fetch someone or something
• abholen to collect, pick up or fetch someone or something
• abhören to listen in on, to wiretap; to test orally
• abkaufen to buy (from), buy out
• abknöpfen to unbutton, to remove by unbuttoning
• ablassen to drain; to let off, to let out
• ablaufen to run out
• ablegen to take off
• ablehnen to decline, refuse
• ableiten to derive
• abliefern to deliver
• abmachen to agree on
• abmelden to log out, log off
• abnehmen to take off
• abnippeln to kick the bucket, to die (slang)
• abnutzen to wear out
• abonnieren to subscribe
• abraten (von) to advise against
• abräumen to clear away
• abreisen to depart
• absagen to cancel, to call off
• abschaffen to abolish
• abschalten to switch off
• abschauen to learn by watching
• abschleppen to tow
• abschließen to end
• abschmieren to drop uncontrollably
• abschmirgeln to sand off, to sand down
• abschneiden to cut
• abschreiben to transcribe
• abschreiben to transcribe
• absehen to foresee
• absorbieren to absorb
• absperren to block off
• abspülen to wash off
• abstammen to descend
• abstellen to put down
• abstimmen to vote
• abstrahieren to abstract, to generalize
• abstreiten to repudiate
• abstürzen to crash
• abtreiben to drift off course
• abtrocknen to make dry
• abwaschen to wash up
• abwechseln to alternate
• abwracken to scrap, to break up (a ship)
• abziehen to pull off
• acheln to eat (Yiddish-derived slang)
• achten to respect; to pay attention (auf: to)
• ächzen to groan
• adaptieren to adapt
• addieren to add (up)
• adoptieren to adopt
• adsorbieren to adsorb
• affizieren to affect (philosophy, medicine)
• ahnden to punish, to avenge (an offence)
• ähneln to resemble, take after
• ahnen to have a feeling about, suspect
• akkreditieren to accredit
• akkumulieren to accumulate
• akquirieren to acquire (customers), to canvass
• akzeptieren to accept
• alarmieren to alarm
• albern to fool around, to clown about
• aliquotieren to aliquot, to divide into equal parts (laboratory)
• alliieren to ally
• allokieren to allocate
• amalgamieren to amalgamate
• ambulieren to walk about (dated)
• ameliorieren to ameliorate, to improve (soil)
• amüsieren to amuse
• an sein to be on
• analysieren to analyze
• anastomosieren to anastomose (medicine)
• anbauen to grow, to cultivate
• anbeißen to bite; to take the bait
• anbeten to adore, worship
• anbieten to offer
• anbrechen to open (a pack); to break into (savings); to dawn, to begin
• anbrennen to get burnt
• andauern to last, continue
• ändern to change, to alter
• anerkennen to acknowledge, recognize
• anfahren to drive up to
• anfallen to set upon
• anfangen to begin
• anfasen to chamfer (an edge)
• anfassen to take hold of
• anfeuchten to dampen, moisten
• anfordern to claim, demand, exact
• anfressen to gnaw at, to corrode
• anfühlen to feel (by touch)
• angeben to indicate
• angehören to belong to, pertain to
• angeln to angle, to fish
• angewöhnen to get accustomed to
• angreifen to attack
• angrenzen to adjoin, border upon
• angrillen to open the barbecue season; to sear on the grill
• ängstigen to alarm; to frighten
• anhaben to wear
• anhalten to stop
• anhängen to hitch up
• anheben to lift up
• anhören to listen to the end
• animieren to encourage, incite
• anklagen to accuse
• ankleben to glue
• ankleiden to put on clothes
• anklopfen to knock, rap on
• ankommen to arrive
• ankreuzen to check
• ankündigen to announce
• anlasten to accuse of a crime
• anlegen to put on
• anlehnen to lean
• anlocken to attract, lure
• anmachen dress
• anmalen to paint, to colour in
• anmelden to announce
• anmerken to mark; to note; to make a note of (something)
• annehmen to accept
• annektieren to annex
• annullieren to annul, to cancel
• anordnen to arrange, to put into a certain order
• anpassen to adapt, to adjust
• anprobieren to try on
• anreden to speak to, address
• anregen to encourage
• anreizen to incite, instigate
• anrichten to cause (damage); to dress, to prepare (food)
• anrufen to call, to ring
• anrühren to touch
• ansagen to announce
• anschalten to switch on
• anschauen to look at
• anschlagen to bump
• anschließen to connect, to attach
• anschmieren to smear, to bedaub
• anschnallen to buckle up, to fasten (a seatbelt)
• anschneien to dust with snow, to begin to snow on
• anschreiben to write to
• anschwärzen to denigrate
• ansehen to look at
• anspannen to harness
• anspeiben to vomit, to throw up
• anspielen to insinuate
• ansprechen to speak to
• anstecken to infect
• ansteigen to rise, ascend, increase
• anstellen to queue
• anstrengen to make an effort
• antasten to touch, handle, attack
• antichambrieren to wait in antechambers, to dance attendance (on officials)
• antizipieren to anticipate
• antragen to offer, propose
• antreten to arrive
• antworten to answer, reply
• anvertrauen to entrust in various ways
• anweisen to instruct
• anwenden to employ, make use of
• anzahlen to make a down payment
• anzeigen to display
• anziehen to put on
• anziehen (sich) to get dressed
• anzünden to light
• apparieren to apparate (teleport, in fantasy fiction)
• applaudieren to applaud
• arbeiten to work
• ärgern to annoy, to make angry
• arrangieren to arrange
• artikulieren to articulate
• assimilieren to assimilate
• ästimieren to esteem, to appreciate (dated)
• atmen to breathe
• attrahieren to attract (technical)
• auf haben to have on (clothing)
• auf sein to be open, be awake
• aufatmen to breathe freely
• aufbauen to build
• aufbessern to improve somewhat
• aufbewahren to store away, preserve
• aufbleiben to wake; to stay awake; to stay up
• aufbrechen to break open
• aufbrezeln (sich aufbrezeln) to doll up, to tart up (colloquial)
• aufbürden to burden, impose
• aufdecken to uncover
• auferlegen to impose
• auffallen to stand out
• auffassen to understand (something as, or in a certain way), to interpret, consider
• auffordern to ask, request
• aufführen to perform
• aufgeben to give up
• aufgehen to open
• aufhalten to halt
• aufhängen to hang
• aufheben to pick up
• aufhellen to lighten
• aufhören to stop; to quit; to cease
• aufklappen to open, open up
• aufklären to clear up
• aufkleben to fasten, paste on
• aufkommen to arise
• aufladen to load onto
• auflegen to put down
• aufmachen to open
• aufmischen to shake up
• aufnehmen to pick up
• aufopfern to sacrifice, to give up
• aufpassen to watch out
• aufräumen to clean up, tidy up
• aufregen to excite; to upset
• aufrichten to raise up
• aufrufen to call on people to do something
• aufsagen to recite
• aufschlagen to open
• aufschließen to unlock
• aufschreiben to write down
• aufsetzen to put on
• aufsparen to save up
• aufsperren to unlock, to open
• aufspüren to track down
• aufstehen to get up
• aufstellen to establish
• aufsuchen to visit
• auftauchen to come up
• auftragen to assign a task to someone
• auftreten to occur
• aufwachen to wake up
• aufwachsen to grow up
• aufwärmen to heat up, warm up
• aufwecken to waken, rouse
• aufweichen to soften
• aufwerfen to raise
• aufwickeln to coil, to wind
• aufzählen to enumerate
• aufziehen to pull up
• aus sein to be out
• ausatmen to breathe out, exhale
• ausbaldowern to scout out, to case (colloquial)
• ausbessern to repair, to mend, to patch up
• ausbeuten to exploit
• ausbilden to educate; to train; to instruct (for a job, skill)
• ausblasen to blow out
• ausbleiben to stay away, be absent
• ausblühen to cease to bloom
• ausbrechen to break out
• ausbreiten to spread
• ausbrennen to burn out
• ausdehnen to extend
• ausdorren to dry out completely
• ausdrücken to squeeze
• auseinandersetzen to deal with
• auserwählen to choose, select
• ausfallen to sortie
• ausfertigen to create
• ausfliegen to fly out
• ausfragen to interrogate
• ausführen to take out
• ausfüllen to fill in
• ausgeben to spend
• ausgehen to go out
• ausgleichen to balance
• ausgraben to dig out
• aushalten to stand
• aushelfen to help out, assist
• ausixen to cross out (with x's)
• auskaufen to buy off, buy out
• auskennen (sich) to know one’s way around
• auskleiden to line, to array
• auskommen to get along
• ausladen to unload, discharge
• auslassen to leave out
• ausleihen to borrow
• auslernen to finish learning, finish an apprenticeship
• auslesen to cull
• auslöffeln to spoon up, to eat up (with a spoon)
• auslöschen to extinguish
• auslösen to trigger, to initiate, to cause
• auslüften to air out, ventilate
• ausmachen to turn off
• ausmerzen to eradicate, to weed out
• ausmessen to take dimensions
• ausnehmen to exclude
• ausnutzen to utilize, wear out
• auspacken to unbox, to unpack
• ausprobieren to try out, taste
• ausradieren to rub out
• ausräumen to clear out
• ausreden to finish speaking
• ausreichen to suffice
• ausreißen to tear out
• ausreizen to push to the limit, to exhaust the possibilities of
• ausrichten to align
• ausrotten to root out
• ausruhen to rest, to recover
• ausrüsten to equip, outfit
• ausrutschen to slip, skid
• ausschalten to turn off, to switch off
• ausschauen to look, to appear
• ausscheiden to secrete
• ausschenken to pour out
• ausschlafen to sleep in, to have a lie-in
• ausschließen to exclude
• ausschreiben to advertise
• aussehen to look
• äußern to utter, express
• aussetzen to expose
• ausspielen to play out, play to the end
• aussprechen to pronounce
• ausspülen to rinse out
• ausstatten to equip
• ausstehen to stand
• aussteigen to exit
• ausstellen to exhibit
• aussterben to die out, become extinct
• ausstrahlen to emanate
• ausstrecken to extend, reach out
• aussuchen to seek, search out
• austauschen to exchange
• austeilen to distribute
• austreiben to drive out
• austrinken to empty
• ausüben to practice (a profession)
• ausverkaufen to sell out
• auswählen to choose, select
• auswandern to emigrate
• ausweichen to dodge
• ausweinen to weep, have a good cry
• ausweisen to expel
• auswickeln to unroll, unwrap
• auszahlen to pay out
• auszeichnen to distinguish (make different)
• ausziehen to move out
• autorisieren to authorize
• avisieren to notify, to announce (in advance)