German verbs — B

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babysitten to babysit
backen to bake
baden to bathe
bagatellisieren to trivialize
ballern to shoot
basteln to craft
bauen to build
baumeln to dangle
beabsichtigen to intend
beachten to pay attention to
beamen to beam
beängstigen to worry
beanspruchen to claim
beantragen to apply for
beantworten to answer
bearbeiten to edit
bebauen to cultivate
beben to tremble
bedanken (sich) to thank, to express thanks
bedauern to regret
bedecken to cover.
bedenken to consider
bedeuten to mean
bedienen to serve
bedingen to condition
bedrohen to threaten.
bedürfen to require
beeilen (sich) to hurry (oneself)
beeindrucken to impress
beeinflussen to influence
beenden to finish
beendigen to finish
beerdigen to bury (the deceased)
befallen to befall
befangen to be uncomfortable
befehlen to command
befestigen to secure
befeuchten to moisten
befinden to find (oneself)
befinden (sich) to find, be located
beflecken to stain
befördern to promote
befragen to question
befreien to free (make free), to liberate
befreunden (sich) to befriend
befürworten to advocate
begeben (sich) to proceed, set out for
begegnen to encounter
begehen to commit (an act)
begehren to desire
begeistern to inspire
beginnen to begin; to commence; to be started
begleiten to accompany
beglücken to make happy
beglückwünschen to congratulate
begraben to bury
begreifen to understand
begrenzen to limit, to restrict, to confine
begründen to justify
begrünen to green
begrüßen to greet
behalten to keep
behandeln to treat
behaupten to assert
beherbergen to host
beherrschen to master
beherzigen to take into account
behüten to protect
beibringen to teach
beißen to bite
beistehen to assist
beitragen to contribute
beitreten to join
beiwohnen to attend; to be present
bejahen to affirm
bekannt geben to announce
bekennen to confess
beklagen to lament, to complain
bekommen to get
bekräftigen to confirm
bekriegen to obtain
belabern to talk too much
belagern to besiege
belasten to burden
belästigen to trouble, bother
beleben to enliven
belegen to occupy (a place)
beleidigen to insult
belfern to shout
bellen to bark
belohnen to reward
belügen to lie to
bemalen to paint
bemerken to notice, to perceive
bemühen to strive, to make an effort
bemühen (sich) to take the trouble, strive
benachrichtigen to notify
benedeien to bless
benehmen (sich) to behave
beneiden to envy
benötigen to need
benutzen to use
beobachten to observe
bepflanzen to plant
beraten to advise
bereiten to prepare, to make
bereitstellen to provide
bereuen to regret
bergen to rescue
berichten to report
bersten to burst
berücksichtigen to consider
beruhigen to calm
berühren to touch
beschädigen to damage
beschäftigen to engage, to employ
beschälen to cover, to serve (a mare) (horse breeding)
beschenken to gift
bescheren to bestow
beschießen to shoot
beschimpfen to insult
beschlagnahmen to confiscate
beschließen to decide
beschränken to restrict
beschreiben to describe
beschuldigen to accuse
beschützen to protect
beschweren to complain
beseelen to animate
beseitigen to eliminate (remove)
besichtigen to visit (sightseeing)
besiegen to defeat, to overcome
besinnen to reflect (on); to think (about); to contemplate
besinnen (sich) to reflect (on)
besitzen to own, to possess
besorgen to procure
besprechen to discuss
bestätigen to confirm
bestechen to bribe
bestehen to exist
bestellen to order
bestimmen to determine
bestrafen to punish
besuchen to visit, to see
beteiligen to involve, to participate
beten to pray
betonen to emphasise
betrachten to consider
betragen to amount to
betreffen to concern, to have to do with or affect a business of
betreiben to operate
betreten to enter, to go or come into
betrügen to deceive
betteln to beg
beugen to bend
beurteilen to assess
bevölkern to populate
bevorstehen to be imminent
bevorzugen to prefer
bewässern to water
bewegen to move
beweisen to prove
bewerben to apply
bewerben (sich) to apply
bewerten to evaluate
bewirken to bring about
bewundern to admire
bezahlen to pay
bezeichnen to designate
beziehen to obtain
bezweifeln to doubt
biegen to bend
bieten to offer
bilden to form, to train
billigen to approve
binden to bind
bitten to ask, to beg, to plead, to bid, to request
blaken to blacken
blasen to blow
blättern to leaf through
blaumachen to skip (school)
blecken to bare one's teeth
bleiben to stay
blenden to dazzle
blicken to look (usually in a certain direction toward something)
blitzen to flash
blühen to bloom/to flourish
bluten to bleed
borgen to borrow
boxen to box
boykottieren to boycott
branden to brand
braten to roast
brauchen to need, to be in need of, to require
brauen to brew
brausen to make a loud noise, to roar
brechen to break
bremsen to brake
brennen to burn
bringen to bring
brühen to brew
brüllen to roar, to bellow
brummen to rumble
brunzen to bronze
brüskieren to brusque
brüsten (sich) to put on airs, brag
brutzeln to sizzle
buchen to book
buchstabieren to spell
bücken (sich) to bend down
büffeln to cram
buffieren to puff
bügeln to iron
bummeln to stroll
bumsen to bang, to screw
bürsten to brush
büßen to atone
buttern to butter