German verbs — S

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säen to sow
saften to juice
sagen to say
sägen to saw
salbadern to roll around
sammeln to collect
sanktionieren to sanction
sättigen to satisfy, to gorge, to satiate
saturieren to saturate
sauber machen to clean
säubern to clean
saufen to drink
saugen to suck
säumen to delay
sausen to whistle
scannen to scan
schaden to harm
schaffen to manage, to accomplish
schäkern to flirt
schälen to peel; to pare; to husk; to skin
schallen to sound
schalten to switch, to change
schämen (sich) to be ashamed
schanghaien to shanghai (someone)
schärfen to sharpen
schattieren to shade
schätzen to estimate; to value
schauen to look
schaufeln to shovel
schaukeln to swing
schäumen to foam
scheiden to separate
scheinen to seem
scheißen to shit
scheitern to fail, to conclude unsuccessfully
schelten to scold
schenken to give (as a gift)
scheren to shear.
scherzen to joke
schichten to layer
schicken to send
schieben to push
schiefliegen to fly crooked
schielen to squint
schießen to shoot
schiften shift
schildern to depict (with words), to narrate, tell vividly
schimmern to shimmer
schimpfen to scold
schinden to exploit
schlachten to slaughter
schlafen to sleep
schlagen to hit
schlängeln (sich) to wind
schleichen to creep
schleifen to grind
schlendern to stroll
schleppen to drag
schlichten to mediate
schlickern to splash
schließen to close
schlingen to wind
schlitzen to slit, slash
schlucken to swallow
schlüpfen to slip (move quickly)
schlurfen slurp
schlürfen slurp
schmachten to languish
schmähen to revile; mock; verbally abuse
schmecken to taste
schmeicheln to flatter
schmeißen to throw
schmelzen to melt
schmerzen to hurt
schmieren to spread
schminken to apply makeup
schmirgeln to sand
schmöken to smoke (Northern German)
schmollen to sulk
schmuggeln to smuggle
schmulen to peek, to crib (regional school slang)
schmunzeln to chuckle
schmusen to cuddle
schnabulieren to nibble
schnackseln to shag (Bavarian, Austrian; vulgar)
schnallen to buckle
schnarchen to snore
schneiden to cut
schneien to snow
schnökern to snoop
schnüffeln to sniff
schnüren to tie
schocken to shock
schockieren to shock
schonen to spare
schöpfen to scoop
schrauben to screw
schrecken to frighten
schreiben to write
schreien to scream
schreiten to stride
schulden to owe
schummeln to cheat (in games)
schunkeln to sway
schütteln to shake
schützen to protect
schwächen to weaken
schwadronieren to ramble
schwängern to impregnate
schwanken to sway
schwänzen to skip (school).
schwärzen to blacken
schwarzfahren to ride without a ticket
schwarzsehen to see everything negatively
schwatzen to chat
schwätzen to chat
schweben to float, hover
schweigen to be silent
schweißen to weld
schwellen to swell
schwenken to swing
schwerfallen to be difficult
schwimmen to swim
schwindeln to deceive.
schwinden to fade
schwingen (sich) to swing; to brandish
schwitzen to sweat
screenen to screen
segeln to sail
segnen to bless
sehen to see
sehnen (sich) to long; to yearn
sein to be
sekkieren to dry
sekundieren to second
senden to send
sengen to bleed
servieren to serve
setzen to set, to place
seufzen to sigh
shoppen to shop
sich abkühlen to cool down
sich befassen to deal with, to concern oneself with
sich bessern to improve (oneself)
sich einstellen (auf) to adjust oneself
sich gruseln to shiver
sich hinsetzen to sit down
sich langweilen to be bored
sich leidtun to feel sorry
sich niederlassen to settle down
sich orientieren to orient oneself
sich schmücken to adorn oneself
sich sichern to secure oneself
sich spezialisieren to specialise
sich stylen to style oneself
sich unterwerfen to submit (oneself), to subject oneself
sich verirren to get lost
sich verkriechen to curl up
sich verschlucken to choke
sich verstecken to hide (oneself)
sich verwählen to misdial
sich verwöhnen to pamper oneself
sich vorsehen to beware
sich widersetzen to oppose
sich zusammenreißen to pull oneself together
sicher sein to be sure
sicherstellen to ensure
sichten to view, to sight
sieben seven
siedeln to settle
siegen to win
siezen to address someone formally (using 'Sie')
simsen to text
singen to sing
sinken to sink; to submerge; to set; to fall from the sky
sistieren to sit down
sitzen to sit
sitzen bleiben to stay seated
sollen to should (modal verb)
sondern but rather (used to introduce a contrast)
sonnen (sich) to sun, bask in the sun
sorgen (sich) to worry
sortieren to sort
spalten to split (something); to cleave; to chop
sparen to save
spawnen to spawn
spazieren to stroll.
spazierenfahren to go for a drive
spazierengehen to go for a walk
speiben to spit
speichern to save
speisen to dine
spekulieren to speculate
spenden to donate
spendieren to treat
sperren to block
spiegeln to mirror
spielen to play
spinnen to spin
spionieren to spy
spleißen to splice
spotten to mock
sprechen to speak
sprengen to blow up
sprießen to sprout
springen to jump
spritzen to spurt; to squirt
sprühen to spray
spucken to spit
spülen to rinse
spüren to sense
sputen (sich) to hurry (oneself)
staben to be
stammen to originate (to come from)
starten to start something
stattfinden to take place
staubsaugen to vacuum
stauen to block (traffic)
staunen to marvel.
stechen to sting
stecken to stick
stehen to stand
stehen bleiben to stay standing
stehen lassen to leave
stehlen to steal
steigen to rise
steigern to increase
stellen to place
stemmen (sich) to stem; to lift weights
stempeln to stamp
sterben to die
steuern to tax
stieren to stare
stierln to stretch
stiften to establish
stilisieren to stylize
stimmen to vote, to agree
stinken to stink
stippen to dip
stipulieren to stipulate
stocken to stall.
stöhnen to moan, to groan
stolpern to stumble, to trip
stopfen to stuff, to plug
stoppen to stop
stören to disturb
stornieren to cancel
stoßen to push
stottern to stutter
strafen to punish
strahlen to radiate
strecken to stretch
streicheln to stroke
streichen to paint
streifen to stripe
streiken to strike.
streiten to argue
streuen to scatter
stricken to knit
striegeln to brush
strömen to flow
strotzen to be abundant, to overflow
studieren to study
stürmen to storm
stürzen (sich) to hurl; to plunge
stutzen to be surprised
stützen to support.
sublimieren to sublimate
substantivieren to substantivize
substituieren to substitute
subsumieren to subsume
subtrahieren to subtract
suchen to search, to look for
suckeln to suckle, to suck (colloquial, regional)
summen to hum
surfen to surf