German Verbs Flashcards
(629 cards)
1
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to pick up, call for, collect
A
ab|holen
2
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to pay attention; respect; heed
A
achten
3
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to groan, moan; creak
A
ächzen
4
Q
to change, alter
A
ändern
5
Q
to begin
A
an|fangen
6
Q
to arrive; succeed; matter
A
an|kommen
7
Q
to answer, reply
A
anworten
8
Q
to get dressed
A
sich an|ziehen
9
Q
to work
A
arbeiten
10
Q
to breate
A
atmen
11
Q
to stop, delay, arrest
A
auf|halten
12
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to open; present, feature
A
auf|machen
13
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to spend; to deal (cards); to treat to drinks
A
aus|geben
14
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to come out; have enough, make do; get along with
A
aus|kommen
15
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to exhibit, expose; write out
A
aus|stellen
16
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to get undressed
A
sich aus|ziehen
17
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to bake
A
backen
18
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to bathe
A
baden
19
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to build, construct; cultivate, mine
A
bauen
20
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to tremble, quake
A
beben
21
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to mean, signify
A
bedeuten
22
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to help oneself; make use of something
A
sich bedienen
23
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to hurry
A
sich beeilen
24
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to impress
A
beeindrucken
25
to influence
beeinflussen
26
to order, command
befehlen
27
to be, find oneself; feel
sich befinden
28
to liberate, set free; exempt
befreien
29
to meet
begegnen
30
to begin
beginnen
31
to accompany
begleiten
32
to retain, keep
behalten
33
to bite
beißen
34
to answer in the affirmative, agree, assent
bejahen
35
to convert
bekehren
36
to get, receive; to agree with
bekommen
37
to enliven, animate; cheer, brighten
beleben
38
to insult, offend
beleidigen
39
to bark, bay
bellen
40
to recover; conceal
bergen
41
to report
berichten
42
to burst
bersten
43
to occupy; preoccupy; busy; employ
beshäftigen
44
to accuse, charge with
beschuldigen
45
to posses, own
besitzen
46
to pass (an exam); exist; endure; withstand
bestehen
47
to order (goods); arrange; deliver (regards, message)
bestellen
48
to visit, attend
besuchen
49
to pray
beten
50
to deceive, cheat
betrügen
51
to move, agitate, shake
bewegen (bewegte, habe bewegt)
52
to induce, persuade, prevail upon
bewegen (bewog, habe bewog)
53
to prove
beweisen
54
to pay
bezahlen
55
to designate, mark, label
bezeichnen
56
to bend; turn
biegen
57
to offer, bid
bieten
58
to form, mold; educate
bilden
59
to bind, tie
binden
60
to ask (for), request, beg, interced
bitten
61
to blow; to play a wind or brass instrument
blasen
62
to remain, stay; keep; be
bleiben
63
to look, glance
blicken
64
to emit lightning, flash; to take flash photos
blitzen
65
to bloom, flower, flourish
blühen
66
to bleed
bluten
67
to roast; broil; fry; grill
braten
68
to need, require; take (for periods of time)
brauchen
69
to brew
brauen
70
to storm, roar; take a shower
brausen
71
to break
brechen
72
to burn; distill
brennen
73
to bring; present; take (convey); put; achieve, accomplish
bringen
74
to roar, shout
brüllen
75
to book; enter
buchen
76
to brush
bürsten
77
to muffle, damp, quence, attenuate, smother
dämpfen
78
to thank
danken
79
to cover; set (a table)
decken
80
to think; have in mind
denken
81
to write poetry; invent; to tighten; caulk
dichten
82
to serve
dienen
83
to thunder
donnern
84
to urge; press forward; rush; penetrate
dringen
85
to print
drucken
86
to squeeze, push, press; oppress
drücken
87
to be permitted, allowed or may
dürfen
88
to honor; esteem
ehren
89
to shop, buy
ein|kaufen
90
to receive
empfangen
91
to recommend
empfehlen
92
to do without; lack, miss
entbehren
93
to remove, make, distant
entfernen
94
to carry off, abduck, kidnap
entführen
95
to reply, retort, answer
entgegnen
96
to contain, hold
enthalten
97
to escape, get away
entkommen
98
to decide; rule
entscheiden
99
to excuse; apologize
entschuldigen
100
to disfigure, deform
entstellen
101
to find out, learn; undergo, experience
erfahren
102
to invent; discover; find out
erfinden
103
to obtain, receive; preserve
erhalten
104
to remind
erinnern
105
to catch a cold
sich erkälten
106
to explain, declare, announce
erklären
107
to permit
erlauben
108
to become extinguished, dim, go out
erlöschen
109
to reach; attain, achieve, arrive at
erreichen
110
to erect, establish
errichten
111
to exhaust, drain
erschöpfen
112
to be startled/frightened
erschrecken
113
to choke, stifle
ersticken
114
to consider, ponder
erwägen
115
to mention
erwähnen
116
to tell, relate
erzählen
117
to eat
essen
118
to travel; drive; ride; go
fahren
119
to fall
fallen
120
to catch, capture
fangen
121
to grasp. seize, contain, conceive
fassen
122
to fight, fence
fechten
123
to ascertain, establish
feststellen
124
to find
finden
125
to fly
fliegen
126
to flee, shun, avoid
fliehen
127
to flow
fließen
128
to curse, swear
fluchen
129
to follow
folgen
130
to ask a question
fragen
131
to eat, feed, devour
fressen
132
to be glad or pleased, rejoice
sich freuen
133
to freeze; feel cold
frieren
134
to eat breakfast
frühstücken
135
to feel, perceive
fühlen
136
to lead
führen
137
to fill
füllen
138
to fear
fürchten
139
to yawn; gape
gähnen
140
to ferment
gären
141
to give birth to
gebären
142
to give
geben
143
to use
gebrauchen
144
to thrive, prosper
gedeihen
145
to be pleasing; like
gefallen
146
to go; walk
gehen
147
to belong, own
gehören
148
to be loved
geliebt|werden
149
to succeed
gelingen
150
to be valid, be worth, hold good
gelten
151
to recover, convalesce
genesen
152
to feel embarrassed or awkward
sich genieren
153
to enjoy
genießen
154
to get into, fall into or upon; turn out, prosper
geraten
155
to happen; to take place; to come to pass
geschehen
156
to win, gain
gewinnen
157
to become accustomed
sich gewöhnen
158
to pour; cast (metal)
gießen
159
to glitter, shine; be brilliant
glänzen
160
to believe
glauben
161
to be like, resemble, equal
gleichen
162
to slide, glide
gleiten
163
to glimmer, glow; smolder
glimmen
164
to gawk, stare
glotzen
165
to glow; burn
glühen
166
to dig
graben
167
to seize, grasp, grab
greifen
168
to be resentful or angry; rumble, roll
grollen
169
to found; base
gründen
170
to greet, salute, send regards or compliments
grüßen
171
to look; peep
gucken
172
to have
haben
173
To hold; stop; keep; consider
halten
174
to act; trade, traffic, deal (in goods)
handeln
175
to hang
hängen
176
to hate
hassen
177
to strike; hew; cut; chop; beat
hauen
178
to lift; raise; heave
heben
179
to marry
heiraten
180
to be called or named; mean; command
heißen
181
to heat
heizen
182
to help, aid, assist
helfen
183
to hunt; rush about; incite
hetzen
184
to hope; expect
hoffen
185
to hear; listen
hören
185
to hop, jump
hüpfen
186
to be interrested in
sich interessieren
187
to interpret
interpretieren
188
to fight, struggle
kämpfen
189
to chew
kauen
190
to buy
kaufen
191
to turn; sweep
kehren
192
to know (by acquaintance); to be familiar with
kennen
193
to get to know; meet; become acquainted with
kennen|lernen
194
to lament; complain of
klagen
195
to clap; slap; gossip
klatschen
196
to paste; stick
kleben
197
to ring; sound
klingen
198
to knock, beat
klopfen
199
to pinch, squeeze, shirk
kneifen
200
to tie; know; fasten together
knüpfen
201
to cook; boil; seethe
kochen
202
to come
kommen
203
to be able (can); to know (a language or something)
können
204
to cost; taste, try
kosten
205
to vomit, puke
kotzen
206
to caw, croak
krächzen
207
to scratch, scrape
kratzen
208
to creep, crawl
kriechen
209
to get, obtain
kriegen
210
to cool; refresh; refrigerate
kühlen
211
to shorten, abbreviate
kürzen
212
to kiss
küssen
213
to smile
lächeln
214
to laugh
lachen
215
to invite; cite, summon, load
laden
216
to land; end up; succeed
landen
217
to let; leave; allow; abandon; stop; have something done (with infinitive)
lassen
218
to run; walk; function
laufen
219
to listen to; to eavesdrop
lauschen
220
to live
leben
221
to lick; leak
lecken
222
to lay, put, place, deposit
legen
223
to reach
lehren
224
to suffer
leiden
225
to lend; borrow from; hire
leihen
226
to learn
lernen
227
to read; gather
lesen
228
to shine; gleam
leuchten
229
to thin out, lighten
lichten
230
to love
lieben
231
to deliver; supply
liefern
232
to lie; be situated; appeal to
liegen
233
to praise
loben
234
to entice, allure
locken
235
to reward, recompense
lohnen
236
to loosen; solve
lösen
237
to tell a lie
lügen
238
to suck
lutschen
239
to make; do
machen
240
to mill, grind
mahlen
241
to paint, portray
malen
242
to avoid, shun
meiden
243
to be of the opinion, think; mean
meinen
244
to notice; note; perceive
merken
245
to measure
messen
246
to rent, hire
mieten
247
to like; want; may
mögen
248
to have to, must
müssen
249
to gnaw, nibble
nagen
250
to nourish; suckle
nähren
251
to nibble, eat sweets (on the sly), "nosh"
naschen
252
to tease
necken
253
to take
nehmen
254
to name, call
nennen
255
to nod, doze
nicken
256
to use, be profitable
nützen
257
to open
öffen
258
to lease, rent; farm
pachten
259
to pack; seize, grab
packen
260
to fit, suitable
passen
261
to happen, take place; pass
passieren
262
to whistle
pfeifen
263
to plant
pflanzen
264
to plague, annoy
plagen
265
to praise; consider
preisen
266
to clean, groom
putzen
267
to turture, torment
quälen
268
to gush, spring from
quellen
269
to avenge
rächen
270
to advise; guess
raten
271
to smoke
rauchen
272
to clear away, tidy up, clean; evacuate
räumen
273
to rush; rustle
rauschen
274
to count, calculate, reckon
rechnen
275
to rain
regnen
276
to rub
reiben
277
to reach; pass; extend; be enough
reichen
278
to clean; refine; clarify
reinigen
279
to travel
reisen
280
to tear, rip
reißen
281
to ride (on horse)
reiten
282
to excite; irritate; charm
reizen
283
to run; race
rennen
284
to save, rescue
retten
285
to set right; adjust; prepare (meals, etc); point; judge
richten
286
to smell
riechen
287
to struggle; wrestle; wring
ringen
288
to run (of liquids); flow; drip
rinnen
289
to roll
rollen
290
to roast
rösten
291
to move; bring nearer
rücken
292
to call; shout
rufen
293
to rest
ruhen
294
to praise, glorify
rühmen
295
to stir; touch
rühren
296
to arm; mobilize; prepare
rüsten
297
to say; tell; speak
sagen
298
to drink (of animals); drink to excess
saufen
299
to suck; absorb
saugen
300
to delay, hesitate; hem; line
säumen
301
to damage, hurt
schaden
302
to create
schaffen
303
to direct; switch; insert; shift gears
schalten
304
to value; estimate; reckon; respect
schätzen
305
to see, look, gaze
schauen
306
to foam
schäumen
307
to separate; part; divide; go away
scheiden
308
to shine; seem
scheinen
309
to scold, reproach
schelten
310
to give
schenken
311
to pile up, heap, stratify
schichten
312
to send, dispatch
schicken
313
to push; shove; move; profiteer
schieben
314
to shoot
schießen
315
to slaughter, buther; massacre
schlachten
316
to sleep
schlafen
317
to hit; beat; strike
schlagen
318
to sneak; creep
schleichen
319
to grind; polish; slide
schleifen
320
to make smooth; settle
schlichten
321
to close; conclude; shut; lock
schließen
322
to gulp; devour; weave
schlingen
323
to swallow, guzzle
schlucken
324
to slip, glide
schlüpfen
325
to taste; taste good
schmecken
326
to fling, hurl, throw
schmeißen
327
to melt
schmelzen
328
to hurt, pain, distress, smart
schmerzen
329
to smear; grease; bribe; scribble
schmieren
330
to sulk; pout
schmollen
331
to cut
scheiden
332
to snow
schneien
333
to tie, tighten
schnüren
334
to scoop; obtain, conceive
schöpfen
335
to write
schreiben
336
to shout, scream, shriek, cry
schreien
337
to stride; step; walk
schreiten
338
to sway, rock; fluctuate
schwanken
339
to play hooky, cut classes
schwänzen
340
to blacken, slander, vilify
schwärzen
341
to chatter, prattle
schwatzen
342
to soar; hover; be pending
schweben
343
to be silent
schweigen
344
to swell; rise; increase in size
schwellen
345
to swim; float
schwimmen
346
to fade; wane; dwindle
schwinden
347
to swing; vibrate
schwingen
348
to sweat; perspire
schwitzen
349
to curse, swear
schwören
350
to bless
segnen
351
to see; realize
sehen
352
to be
sein
353
to send; transmit
senden
354
to sit down
sich sitzen
355
to sigh
seufzen
356
to sight; sift; examine
sichten
357
to boil, seethe, simmer
sieden
358
to conquer, triumph, be victorious
siegen
359
to sing
singen
360
to sink
sinken
361
to think; reflect; plan
sinnen
362
to sit; fit (clothing)
sitzen
363
be supposed to; ought; be said to; be expected to
sollen
364
to split, cleave
spalten
365
to save (money); economize
sparen
366
to walk, stroll
spazieren
367
to play; act, perform
spielen
368
to spin
spinnen
369
to speak, talk
sprechen
370
to blow up, blast; break the bank (gambling)
sprengen
371
to sprout, bud
sprießen
372
to jump, leap, spring; explode
springen
373
to squirt, gush
spritzen
374
to sparkle; scintillate; spray
sprühen
375
to split
spucken
376
to rinse, flush; wash against, lap
spülen
377
to feel, perceive; trace, scent out
spüren
378
to take place, happen
stattfinden
379
to be astonished, suprised or amazed
staunen
380
to sting; prick; stab
stechen
381
to set, plant; remain, be stuck or involved
stecken
382
to stand; be located
stehen
383
to steal
stehlen
384
to climb; increase; rise
steigen
385
to put, place
stellen
386
to die
sterben
387
to stink
stinken
388
to groan, moan
stöhnen
389
to stuff; cram; constipate; darn
stopfen
390
to disturb
stören
391
to push; shove; thrust
stoßen
392
to radiate; beam
strahlen
393
to strive
streben
394
to stretch; extend
strecken
395
to strike; cancel; paint
streichen
396
to quarrel, dispute
streiten
397
to knit
stricken
398
to study; be at college
studieren
399
to plunge; fall; hurl; overthrow
stürzen
400
to stop short, be startled; curtail
stutzen
401
to prop; support; peg
stützen
402
to seek, look for
suchen
403
to refuel, get gasoline
tanken
404
to dance
tanzen
405
to be of use or value; be worth; be good or fit for
taugen
406
to storm; rage; rave
toben
407
to kill
töten
408
to carry, bear, wear
tragen
409
to trust, believe in; venture, dare; marry
trauen
410
to dream
träumen
411
to meet; hit
treffen
412
tp drive; push; pursue
treiben
413
to step; go; kick
treten
414
to drink
trinken
415
to dry
trocken
416
to drip, drop
tropfen
417
to console
trösten
418
to defy
trotzen
419
to do; make; put; act
tun
420
to exercise, practice
üben
421
to surprise
überraschen
422
to overcome, conquer
überwinden
423
to shift; transpose; change over
um|stellen
424
to interrupt
unterbrechen
425
to converse; amuse oneself
sich unterhalten
426
to despise, scorn
verachten
427
to ruin; spoil; perish
verderben
428
to thicken; condense
verdichten
429
to earn; deserve
verdienen
430
to annoy; displease; grieve
verdrießen
431
to unite; join; assemble
vereinigen
432
to seduce
verführen
433
to forget
vergessen
434
to do violence to; rape
vergewaltigen
435
to behave, act; be the case
sich verhalten
436
to negotiate
verhandeln
437
to hide, conceal
verhehlen
438
to sell
verkaufen
439
to trade, traffic; frequent, visit; reverse, pervert
verkehren
440
to accuse; sue
verklagen
441
to transfigure, glorify, make radiant
verklären
442
to decay, go bad
verkommen
443
to fall in love
sich verlieben
444
to lose
verlieren
445
to increase
vermehren
446
to annihilate; nullify
vernichten
447
to betray
verraten
448
to die, (slang) croak
verrecken
449
to do, perform, execute
verrichten
450
to refuse; fail
versagen
451
to wound, hurt, damage
versehren
452
to promise
versprechen
453
to understand
verstehen
454
to entangle, ensnare
versticken
455
to attempt, try; tempt; sample
versuchen
456
to administer, manage
verwalten
457
to confuse; change by mistake
verwechseln
458
to stay, stop, linger; carry
verweilen
459
to consume
verzehren
460
to pardeon, forgive, excuse
verzeihen
461
to occur; seem; come forth
vor|kommen
462
to set in front of; introduce
vor|stellen
463
to be awake; keep watch; guard
wachen
464
to grow
wachsen
465
to dare
wagen
466
to choose; vote
wählen
467
to last
währen
468
to rule, govern
walten
469
to roll, turn about
wälzen
470
to wander, hike
wandern
471
to wait; service
warten
472
to wash
waschen
473
to change, exchange
wechseln
474
to wake, rouse
wecken
475
to restrain, check; prevent
wehren
476
to yield, give way
weichen
477
to consecrate; ordain; devote
weihen
478
to weep, cry
weinen
479
to point out, show
weisen
480
to turn
wenden
481
to recruit; woo; court; solicit
werben
482
to become
werden
483
throw, hurl, fling
werfen
484
to whet; sharpen
wetzen
485
to dedicate; devote
widmen
486
to repeat
wiederholen
487
to bring/fetch back
wieder|holen
488
to weigh
wiegen
489
to know (a fact)
wissen
490
to reside, live, dwell
wohnen
491
to want; intend
wollen
492
to dig; burrow; rummage; agitate
wühlen
493
to wish; desire
wünschen
494
to spice, season
würzen
495
to pay
zahlen
496
to draw; sign
zeichnen
497
to show, indicate, point out
zeigen
498
to destroy
zerstören
499
to pull, draw; go, move
ziehen
500
to force, compel
zwingen
501
to work off; work down; run (computer)
ab|arbeiten
502
to process; work up
auf|arbeiten
503
to work out; expand
aus|arbeiten
504
to work through
durch|arbeiten
505
to work reduced hours
kurz|arbeiten
506
to work illicitly; moonlight
schwarz|arbeiten
507
to rework; reconstruct; alter
um|arbeiten
508
to deal with, handle; edit
bearbeiten
509
to get part of something
ab|bekommen
510
to get time off; to get someone released
frei|bekommen
511
to get; understand (catch or get)
mit|bekommen
512
to stay up
auf|bleiben
513
to stick to; to stay with
dabei|bleiben
514
to remain as before
übrig|bleiben
515
to stay away from
fern|bleiben
516
to get stuck
stecken|bleiben
517
to stop; not occur
unterbleiben
518
to remain; continue
verbleiben
519
to deplete; use up
auf|brauchen
520
to use
gebrauchen
521
to abuse
missbrauchen
522
to use up; consume
verbrauchen
523
to dissuade
ab|bringen
524
to apply, fix, attach
an|bringen
525
to raise funds; infuriate
auf|bringen
526
to teach
bei|bringen
527
to bring in; yield
ein|bringen
528
to kill, do in
um|bringen
529
to place; accomodate, lodge
unter|bringen
530
to produce; supply
erbringen
531
to mention; inform
hinterbringen
532
to spend time
verbringen
533
to excogitate; conceive, think up
aus|denken
534
to think through; deliberate
durch|denken
535
to reflect
nach|denken
536
to rethink
um|denken
537
to ignore; exclude; dismiss
weg|denken
538
to intend for
zu|denken
539
to think back on; recall
zurück|denken
540
to consider, ponder
bedenken
541
to remember, be mindful of; commemorate
gedenken
542
to think over
überdenken
543
to think ill of; blame, hold against
verdenken
544
to finish eating, clean one's plate
ab|essen
545
to eat up
auf|essen
546
to eat a large amount, eat too much
über|essen or überessen
547
to devour
weg|essen
548
to overeat
überessen
549
to depart
abfahren
550
to drive up, to approach a car, to snap at
anfahren
551
to rise up suddenly
auffahren
552
to drive out, to leave road or highway
ausfahren
553
to drive in, to do road test, to break in a car
einfahren
554
to get stuck, clogged
festfahren
555
to drive away, to continue
fortfahren
556
to ride a train (bus, etc) without buying a ticket
schwarzfahren
557
to travel across, traverse
überfahren
558
to drive or travel back
zurückfahren
559
to travel on
befahren
560
to run over, to run into a red light
überfahren (inseparable)
561
to lose one's way
sich verfahren
562
to compensate, indemnify
abfinden
563
to accept grudgingly, to put up with, to resign oneself
sich abfinden mit
564
to locate, to discover
auffinden
565
to appear, arrive, attend
sich einfinden
566
to find out
herausfinden
567
to take place
stattfinden
568
to come across or upon
vorfinden
569
to feel, sense
empfinden
570
to symphatize, to understand
mitempfinden/nachempfinden
571
to make initial inquiry
anfragen
572
to interrogate
ausfragen
573
to ask or inquire as follow up
nachfragen
574
to make inquiries, to ask around, to survey
umfragen
575
to ply with questions
befragen
576
to make thorough inquiries
befragen
577
to question, try to get to bottom of something
hinterfragen
578
to ask questions one cannot answer
überfragen
579
to adjourn, to betake onself
sich begeben
580
to yield, produce
ergeben
581
to arise, ensue, surrender
sich ergeben
582
to transmit, deliver
übergeben
583
to vomit
sich übergeben
584
to surround
umgeben
585
to award, distribute, to forgive
vergeben
586
to check, cast a vote
abgeben
587
to indicate, to brag
angeben
588
to give up
aufgeben
589
to add, enclose
beigeben
590
to back down, give in
klein beigeben
591
to broadcast, transmit
übergeben
592
to enter (for example a PIN), to insert in a computer
eingeben
593
to decontrol, unblock
freigeben
594
to handover
hergeben
595
to lend oneself to
sich hergeben
596
to concede, to give in
nachgeben
597
to allege, to pretend
vorgeben
598
to admit
zugeben
599
to give back
zurückgeben
600
to commit, to perpetrate
begehen
601
to avoid, escape
entgehen
602
to fare
ergehen
603
to deceive
hintergehen
604
to avoid
umgehen
605
to die, elaps, pass away
vergehen
606
to melt away, savor
zergehen
607
to leave, depart, exit
abgehen
608
to rise, be absorbed in
aufgehen
609
to go out, leave, run out
ausgehen
610
to happen, go on
hergehen
611
to go to
hingehen
612
to get going
losgehen
613
to investigate, pursue
nachgehen
614
to go around, to deal with
umgehen
615
to perish, go under, to set (sun)
untergehen
616
to proceed, take action, happen
vorgehen
617
to approach, go toward
zugehen
618
to be member of
angehören
619
to belong to, to be part of
dazugehören
620
to belong together
zusammengehören
621
to certify, notarize
beglaubigen
622
to have off, have part of
abhaben
623
to have on, to wear
anhaben
624
to hold office
innehaben
625
to be fond of
liebhaben
626
to partake, to share
teilhaben
627
to plan, intend
vorhaben
628
