German Verbs (very long)

Give the correct English translation of these German verbs

some verbs have more than one meaning, I did my best to accept the most common ones

only main verb meanings, no auxiliaries (with the exception of modals)

if the word you're using doesn't work and you are fairly positive about it, try a synonym

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Hint	Answer
machen	do, make
singen	sing
schwimmen	swim
springen	jump
verwirklichen	actualize, realize
absagen	refuse, decline
nehmen	take
einladen	invite
geben	give
sagen	say
sprechen	speak
essen	eat
sehen	see
verstehen	understand
bügeln	iron
vermeiden	avoid
entkommen	escape
heben	lift
graben	dig
fliegen	fly
klettern	scramble up
glauben	believe
tauchen	dive
ärgern	anger
landen	land

Hint	Answer
kaufen	buy
ankommen	arrive
aufeinanderprallen	collide, smash into each other, clash
töten	kill
retten	rescue
speichern	save (data)
herausfordern	challenge
finden	find
lecken	lick
denken	think
trinken	drink
kämpfen	fight
abgeben	turn in, give up (not in terms of surrender)
annehmen	accept
löschen	erase, delete
fortsetzen	continue
hoffen	hope
sammeln	collect
können	to be able to
mögen	like
vorstellen	introduce, imagine
niesen	sneeze
pfeifen	whistle
fordern	demand
fallenlassen (fallen lassen)	drop

Hint	Answer
sterben	die
nutzen	use
anmelden	register, log in, log on, subscribe
suchen	look for
bauen	build
schießen	shoot
öffnen	open
trainieren	train, exercise
folgen	follow
fliehen	flee
zugeben	admit
abmelden	deregister, log off, log out, unsubscribe
ertrinken	drown
dürfen	may, be allowed
wollen	want
buchstabieren	spell
verbessern	improve
vergessen	forget
duschen	shower
angreifen	attack
streiten	argue
rauchen	smoke
spenden	donate
kosten	cost
fallen	fall

Hint	Answer
segeln	sail
feiern	celebrate
kauen	chew
schlucken	swallow
umarmen	hug
bewaffnen	arm
weinen	cry
überqueren	cross
gießen	pour
brechen	break
falten	fold
verwöhnen	spoil
reisen	travel
lesen	read
fahren	drive
werden	become
erkälten	catch a cold
beklagen	complain
beten	pray
fragen	ask
haben	have
bekommen	receive, get
anziehen	put on, move in
ausziehen	take off
träumen	dream

Level 73

Jul 19, 2013

Great quiz! I got 75 with the first try, but I reset the quiz before the time was over. Second time (and first finished trial - 86). For me the time wasn't enough, but it's maybe because my mother tongue is neither English, nor German. There were a couple of words which meaning I knew, but couldn't find the right word in English. Oh, and one more thing: the most common translation for verwirklichen is realize. You can check it here: http://www.linguee.de/deutsch-englisch/search?source=auto&query=verwirklichen (<--- this is an awesome site btw). Maybe you should accept "give up" for abgeben, since this is also one of the meanings. Otherwise - good job! :) It would be cool if you do the same with subjects or adjectives. :)

Level 15

Jul 20, 2013

Sorry about that. I avoided using 'realize' as the main translation because its most common definition in English is closer to 'bemerken' in German But you're right, it can also mean 'actualize'. I've added it as an answer and 'give up' as well. I also added two extra minutes. Thanks for the feedback. :) And I do plan to make more in the future

Level 31

May 5, 2014

Additional definition suggestions:

absagen - cancel

anmelden - sign in

abmelden - sign out

verbessern - correct

Level 26

May 11, 2022

I completely agree with you.

Level 67

Jan 20, 2019

absagen-cancel, retten-save, anmelden-apply, (abmelden-cancel) enkommen-get away, können-can, streiten-battle, ärgern-annoy/irritate, fordern-claim. sammeln-gather

Also, the next ones allready have a good translation, and the one I suggest might be less commonly used, but closer to the german word.

heben-heave, suchen-seek/search (one was accepted the other wasnt, forgot which) umarmen-embrace

Level 44

May 9, 2022

absolutely agree with you about suchen. To me, it is "seek"

Level 26

May 11, 2022

I really loved playing this quiz. Still, I'd suggest "ablehnen" instead of "absagen" as a German native speaker. To my mind, it's less ambiguous. And I'd delete "move in" as a translation of "anziehen" because "move in" is "einziehen" and I can't think of any context in which I'd use "move in" to convey the meaning of "anziehen". So if you've got one, I'd be glad to hear it. But you might add "attract" for "anziehen".

Level 24

Jul 28, 2023

I got 94 of these, haven't even heard of 5, are these really common verbs?

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