German verbs — E

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ebben to ebb
echauffieren (sich echauffieren) to get worked up
egalisieren to equalize, to level
ehren to honor
eignen (sich) to be useful
eilen to hurry
einatmen to inhale
einbauen to install, fit
einbrechen to break in
eindeutschen to Germanize
eindringen to invade, break in
einen to unite
einengen to constrict, contract
einfallen to occur
einfrieren to freeze; to put on hold
einfügen to insert
eingeben to enter, input
einheften to sew in, file (papers)
einheiraten to marry into (a business)
einigen to unite or unify
einkaufen to shop
einladen to invite
einleiten to initiate, introduce
einloggen to log in
einlösen to redeem
einmischen to interfere, to intervene
einnehmen to take
einpacken to wrap up
einquartieren to billet, quarter
einreiben to rub in
einreichen to submit
einrichten to establish
einschalten to turn on
einschlafen to fall asleep
einschließen to lock up
einschränken to constrain
einschreiben to write into
einsetzen to put in
einsteigen to get in
einstellen to hire
eintauchen to plunge
eintragen to endorse
eintreten to enter
einwandern to immigrate
einweichen to soak
einwerfen to drop
einzahlen to deposit (money)
einziehen to pull in
elektrifizieren to electrify
emanzipieren (sich) to emancipate
emigrieren to emigrate
empfangen to receive
empfehlen to propose
empfinden to feel, perceive
empören to be outraged
enden to end
enervieren to enervate, to unnerve
engagieren to engage (to hire an artist)
ennuyieren to bore (dated)
entbehren to do without
entbinden to see a woman through childbirth
entdecken to discover, to spot, to learn for the first time
entfernen to remove
entfliehen to run away, escape
entfremden to alienate, estrange
entführen to abduct
entgegenkommen to come towards the face of something or someone
entgegnen to answer, respond
entgehen to slip past
entgiften to decontaminate
enthalten to contain
enthüllen to unveil, to perform a ceremonial unveiling
entkommen to escape
entkräften to weaken, debilitate
entladen to unload, to discharge
entlassen to release
entlaufen to run away
entmutigen to discourage
entreißen to tear away
entrümpeln to declutter
entrüsten to be indignant
entschädigen to compensate
entscheiden to decide
entschließen (sich entschließen) to decide, to resolve
entschließen (sich) to make up one’s mind
entschuldigen to excuse (sich entschuldigen: to apologize)
entsetzen to shock, horrify
entspannen to relax
entsprechen to correspond
entstammen to come from
entstehen to come into being
entstellen to disfigure someone's looks
entwaffnen to disarm
entwässern to drain
entweichen to escape
entwerfen to sketch, to draft
entwerten to devalue
entwickeln to develop
entzücken to ravish, enrapture
entzünden to ignite
epilieren to depilate, to epilate
erarbeiten to work
erbarmen (sich) to be moved to pity
erbauen to build
erben to inherit
erbittern to embitter, exasperate
erblassen to turn pale
erblicken to catch sight of
erblinden to go blind
erbosen to make angry
erbrechen to vomit
ereignen (sich ereignen) to happen, to occur
ereignen (sich) to occur, happen
erfahren to find out, learn
erfinden to invent
erfolgen to happen, occur
erfragen to ascertain by asking, to inquire
erfrieren to freeze to death
erfrischen to refresh
erfüllen to fill
ergänzen to fill, fill out
ergeben to yield
ergießen (sich ergießen) to pour forth, to gush
ergrauen to get gray hair
ergreifen to seize, capture
erhalten to receive
erheben to raise
erheitern to amuse
erhöhen to heighten
erholen (sich erholen) to recover, to relax
erholen (sich) to recover, get better
erinnern to remind
erkälten to catch cold
erkennen to recognize, perceive
erkiesen to choose, to elect (archaic)
erklären to explain, to make clear
erkobern (sich erkobern) to recover, to regain one's strength (archaic)
erkranken to become ill
erkundigen to ask
erlauben to allow
erleben to experience
erledigen to free
erlegen to slay, kill animals
erleichtern to facilitate
erleuchten to illuminate
erlöschen to become extinguished
ermächtigen to authorize
ermäßigen to moderate, reduce
ermitteln to determine, to identify
ermöglichen to enable, to make possible
ermorden to murder
ernähren to nourish
ernennen to nominate
erneuen to renew (archaic; = erneuern)
erneuern to renew, renovate
erniedrigen to lower, humble, degrade
ernten to harvest
eröffnen to open
erörtern to discuss, debate
erpflegen to obtain through careful tending (rare)
erpressen to blackmail
erraten to determine (something) through advice or empathy
erregen to thrill; arouse; excite; titillate
erreichen to reach
errichten to build
erröten to blush, turn red
erscheinen to appear
erschießen to shoot dead
erschlagen to slay, to strike dead
erschleichen to obtain by trickery (sich etwas erschleichen)
erschöpfen to exhaust
erschrecken to be frightened
ersetzen to replace
ersparen to save, save up
erstatten to pay back
erstaunen to astonish
ersticken to smother
ertragen to bear, endure
ertrinken to drown
eruieren to ascertain, to find out
erwachen to awaken, to wake up
erwachsen to grow up
erwägen to consider, ponder
erwählen to choose, to select
erwähnen to mention
erwarten to expect, to consider likely
erweisen to prove, to show
erweitern to expand, widen
erwidern to reciprocate
erwischen to catch (someone in an act of wrongdoing)
erwürgen to strangle (choke someone to death)
erzählen to tell
erzeugen to produce
erziehen to nurture
erzielen to achieve, to obtain, to attain, to reach, to arrive, to realize
eskalieren to escalate
essen to eat
eulanisieren to mothproof (dated)
evakuieren to evacuate
evaluieren to evaluate
evozieren to evoke
exekutieren to execute (kill)
existieren to exist
experimentieren to experiment
explodieren to explode
exponieren to expose (sich exponieren: to put oneself forward)
exportieren to export