German verbs — R

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• rächen to revenge; to avenge
• rad fahren to go bike riding
• radebrechen to smatter, to butcher
• raiden to raid, to kill or attack for loot
• rallen to get it, to catch on (youth slang)
• rangehen to answer (the phone); to approach
• rasen to race
• rasieren to shave
• raten to advise
• rattern to rattle, to clatter
• rauben to rob
• rauchen to smoke, give off smoke
• räuchern to smoke (food), to cure
• raufen to brawl
• räumen to clear an area of debris
• raunen to whisper; to say secretly (especially in an eerie way)
• raunzen to grouse, to whine (Austrian, Bavarian)
• rausbringen to bring or take out
• rauschen to rustle
• reagieren to react
• realisieren to realize (to make real, to implement)
• recherchieren to research, to investigate
• rechnen to count
• rechtfertigen to justify
• reden to talk
• redigieren to edit, to redact (a text)
• reduzieren to reduce
• referenzieren to reference
• regeln to regulate
• regen to move
• regieren to rule, govern
• registrieren to register
• reglementieren to regiment, to regulate strictly
• regnen to rain
• regredieren to regress (psychology)
• reiben to rub; to chafe
• reichen to reach
• reimen to rhyme
• reinigen to clean, purify
• reisen to travel
• reißen to tear
• reiten to ride; to do horseriding
• reizen to irritate
• rennen to run over (someone)
• renovieren to renovate
• reparieren to repair
• replizieren to replicate
• requirieren to requisition (military)
• reservieren to reserve
• resorbieren to resorb, to absorb (medicine)
• restaurieren to restore
• restringieren to restrict (formal)
• retten to save, rescue
• reüssieren to succeed, to make one's mark (formal)
• revidieren to revise, to review; to audit
• revozieren to revoke (dated)
• rezipieren to receive, to adopt (a work, ideas) (academic)
• richten to direct
• riechen to smell
• rigolen to trench-plough, to deep-plough
• ringen to wrestle
• rinnen to flow
• riskieren to risk
• robben to creep, to crawl's forearms or elbows
• rödeln to work
• röhren to roar (to make a loud deep noise)
• rollen to roll
• röntgen to x-ray
• rösten to roast
• rücken to move, to push
• rudern to row (propel over water using oars)
• rufen to call
• rügen to reprimand
• ruhen to rest
• rühmen to praise
• rühren to stir
• ruinieren to ruin (to make unappealing or unenjoyable)
• rülpsen to belch
• rumhuren to sleep around (vulgar)
• runden to round
• rupfen to pluck, pull
• rüsten to equip, to arm
• rutschen to slide, slip