abfahren – to depart, leave (by vehicle)
abgeben – to hand over, deliver
abholen – to pick up, fetch
ablehnen – to refuse, reject
abmachen – to arrange, agree upon
abnehmen – to decrease, lose weight, take off
abreißen – to tear off, demolish
abschalten – to switch off, turn off
abschließen – to lock, conclude, finish
abschreiben – to copy, write off
absenden – to send off
absprechen – to agree on, to arrange
abstellen – to turn off, park, put down
abwaschen – to wash up, do the dishes
abwarten – to wait for
abziehen – to deduct, withdraw, remove
anbieten – to offer
anfangen – to start, begin
angeben – to state, declare, show off
ankommen – to arrive
anmachen – to turn on, hit on (flirt)
anmelden – to register, enroll
anmieten – to rent
annehmen – to accept, assume
ansagen – to announce
ansehen – to look at, watch
ansprechen – to address, speak to
anstellen – to hire, employ; to queue up
anstrengen – to exert, strain, make efforts
antworten – to answer, reply
anrufen – to call (by phone)
anschalten – to turn on
anschließen – to connect, affiliate
anstehen – to be due, queue up
anstellen – to employ, hire, turn on
antragen – to propose, request
antreten – to take up (a job), compete
anziehen – to put on, attract
aufbauen – to construct, build up
aufbleiben – to stay up (awake)
aufbrechen – to break open, set out
aufdecken – to uncover, reveal, lay the table
aufdrehen – to turn up (volume etc.)
aufessen – to eat up, finish eating
auffallen – to stand out, attract attention
auffordern – to request, ask, invite
aufgeben – to give up; send (mail)
aufgehen – to rise, open up
aufhalten – to stop, hold up, delay
aufheben – to lift up, abolish
aufhören – to stop, cease
aufklären – to clarify, enlighten, clear up
aufkommen – to arise, come up
aufladen – to charge, load up
auflösen – to dissolve, annul, solve
aufmachen – to open, undo
aufnehmen – to record, receive
aufpassen – to pay attention, look after
aufräumen – to tidy up, clean up
aufregen – to excite, upset, annoy
aufstehen – to get up, stand up
aufstellen – to set up, establish
auftragen – to apply, serve (food), instruct
auftreten – to appear, perform
aufwachen – to wake up
aufwecken – to wake someone up
aufzeigen – to point out, demonstrate
ausarbeiten – to work out, elaborate
ausbilden – to train, educate
ausbrechen – to break out
ausdrücken – to express, squeeze out
ausfüllen – to fill out/in (a form)
ausgeben – to spend (money), issue
ausgehen – to go out (for fun)
ausgleichen – to balance, compensate
auskennen (sich) – to be well informed, know one’s way around
auskommen – to get along, cope
ausladen – to unload, uninvite
ausmachen – to turn off (light), finalize (an appointment)
auspacken – to unpack
ausprobieren – to try out
ausruhen (sich) – to rest, relax
ausschalten – to switch off, eliminate
ausschließen – to exclude, lock out
ausschneiden – to cut out
aussuchen – to select, choose
aussehen – to look like, appear
aussteigen – to get out (of a vehicle)
ausstellen – to exhibit, issue, display
ausziehen – to take off (clothes), move out
beibringen – to teach, bring
beistehen – to assist, support
beitragen – to contribute
beitreten – to join (an organization)
fernsehen – to watch television
festhalten – to hold on, detain, record
festlegen – to determine, lay down, fix
festnehmen – to arrest, detain
fortfahren – to continue, proceed
fortsetzen – to continue
freihaben – to have time off
freilassen – to set free, release
freimachen – to clear, free up (space or time)
herausfinden – to find out
herausgeben – to publish, give out, hand over
herausholen – to get out, retrieve
herstellen – to produce, manufacture
hervorgehen – to emerge, arise from
hervorheben – to emphasize, highlight
hinaufgehen – to go up
hineingehen – to go in, enter
hineinlegen – to put inside
hinfallen – to fall down
hinlegen – to put down, lay
hinsehen – to look at, watch
hinterlassen – to leave behind
hochgehen – to go up, ascend
hochladen – to upload
losschicken – to send off
losfahren – to set off, drive off
losgehen – to head off, start, leave
loslassen – to let go
mitarbeiten – to cooperate, collaborate
mitbekommen – to notice, realize, hear
mitbringen – to bring along
mitfahren – to ride along
mitgehen – to go along
mithalten – to keep up
mitkommen – to come along
mitmachen – to participate, join in
mitnehmen – to take along
mitreden – to join in a conversation
mitsingen – to sing along
mitspielen – to play along (a game/activity)
nachahmen – to imitate
nachbauen – to reproduce, rebuild
nachdenken – to think about, reflect
nachfragen – to inquire, ask
nachgeben – to give in, yield
nachgehen – to follow, pursue
nachholen – to catch up, make up for (missed)
nachlesen – to look up, read afterwards
nachmachen – to copy, imitate
nachschlagen – to look up (in book/dictionary)
nachsehen – to check, look after
nachsprechen – to repeat after someone
nachweisen – to prove, verify
nachzählen – to recount, count again
niederschreiben – to write down
vorbereiten – to prepare
vorschlagen – to suggest, propose
vorstellen – to introduce, imagine
vorbeigehen – to pass by, go past
vorbeikommen – to come by, drop by
vorbeilaufen – to walk past
vorbeischauen – to drop in
vorführen – to perform, demonstrate
vorlesen – to read aloud
vorliegen – to be present, exist
vormachen – to demonstrate, do in front of someone
vornehmen – to carry out, plan
vorrücken – to advance, move forward
vorsagen – to prompt, recite
vorspielen – to play (music) for someone, act out
vortragen – to present, perform
wegbleiben – to stay away
wegfahren – to drive away, depart
weggehen – to go away, leave
wegkommen – to get away, escape
weglassen – to leave out, omit
wegnehmen – to take away, remove
wegräumen – to clear away
wegwerfen – to throw away, discard
weiterarbeiten – to continue working
weiterbilden – to further educate/training
weiterempfehlen – to recommend further
weiterentwickeln – to further develop
weiterfahren – to continue driving
weitergeben – to pass on, hand over
weitergehen – to proceed, go further
weiterhelfen – to help further, help along
weitermachen – to carry on, continue
weiterschreiben – to continue writing
weitersuchen – to keep searching
weiterverarbeiten – to process further
weiterziehen – to move on, continue traveling
zusagen – to accept, promise
zusammenarbeiten – to collaborate, cooperate
zusammenbauen – to assemble
zusammenfassen – to summarize
zusammenhalten – to hold together
zusammenleben – to live together
zusammenlegen – to put together, merge
zusammentragen – to collect, gather
zusammenstellen – to put together, compose
zusammenstoßen – to collide
zubereiten – to prepare (food)
zurechtfinden – to find one’s way, cope
zurechtkommen – to get along, manage
zurechtlegen – to lay out, arrange
zurückbekommen – to get back
zurückbringen – to bring back
zurückdenken – to think back, recall
zurückfahren – to drive back, return
zurückgeben – to give back, return
zurückgehen – to go back, return
zurückkommen – to come back, return
zurücklegen – to put back, save (money)
zurückrufen – to call back, recall (product)
zurückschicken – to send back
zurückziehen – to pull back, withdraw
zusammentreffen – to meet, gather
zurechtweisen – to reprimand, rebuke
zuschauen – to watch, observe
zusehen – to watch, view
zuschlagen – to slam, strike
zuschließen – to lock up
zuschneiden – to cut to size, tailor
zusetzen – to add, endanger, inflict
zustimmen – to agree, approve
zutreffen – to apply, be correct
zuwenden – to turn towards, devote
zuziehen – to draw together, pull shut
zuzahlen – to pay extra
zuziehen – to move in (to a new place)
zulegen – to gain (weight), buy
zumachen – to close, shut
zuschnappen – to snap shut
zurechnen – to attribute, ascribe
zuhalten – to hold shut, keep closed
zunehmen – to increase, gain weight
zurückzahlen – to pay back, refund
abstimmen – to vote, coordinate
anhalten – to stop, halt
anprobieren – to try on (clothes)
anschauen – to look at, watch
anklingen – to resonate, be hinted at
anzeigen – to report, indicate, display
abstellen – to put down, park
aufheben – to pick up, save, cancel
abfliegen – to take off (by plane)
abstürzen – to crash, fall down
ausatmen – to exhale
einatmen – to inhale
abstimmen – to tune, match (colors)
abrechnen – to bill, settle accounts
auskommen – to get by/survive
ausarten – to degenerate, escalate
ausfallen – to fall out, be cancelled
ausreichen – to suffice, be enough
abschrecken – to deter, scare off
abspringen – to jump off, to bail out
ummelden – to re-register (a residence, car)
umsteigen – to change (trains, buses)
umziehen – to move (house), change clothes
umkehren – to turn back, reverse
umgehen – to bypass, skirt, go around
umarmen – to hug
umschreiben – to rewrite, paraphrase
umsehen – to look around
umtauschen – to exchange, swap
umfassen – to encompass, include
umfahren – to drive around, run over
aufbleiben – to stay up (late)
anstreichen – to paint (walls, etc.)
abkühlen – to cool down
aufwärmen – to warm up
aufbewahren – to keep, store
ausdenken – to invent, imagine
auskommen – to get along, cope
auszeichnen – to distinguish, award
ausräumen – to clear out
hinauftragen – to carry up
zurückbehalten – to retain, keep back
wiederholen – to repeat, (can also be inseparable)
widerrufen – to revoke, withdraw (can also be inseparable)
nachrücken – to move up, advance
abziehen – to subtract, withdraw
ausliefern – to deliver, extradite
vorlaufen – to run ahead, pre-run
weiterforschen – to continue researching
zusagen – to accept, agree
überkochen – to boil over
überlaufen – to overflow, defect
überspringen – to skip, jump over
überziehen – to cover, overdraw
übergeben – to hand over, surrender
übersehen – to overlook, miss
überstehen – to withstand, overcome
übertragen – to transmit, transfer, broadcast
übertreiben – to exaggerate, overdo
überwachen – to monitor, supervise
überweisen – to transfer (money)
überziehen – to overdraw (account), put on (cover)
aufwerten – to upgrade, revalue
aufbewahren – to store, preserve
ablenken – to distract, divert
abraten – to advise against
zurechtfinden – to find one’s way
vorzeigen – to show, present
vorankommen – to make progress
vorbeugen – to prevent, bend forward
anknüpfen – to establish (contact), tie to
anseilen – to rope up (climb)
aufladen – to charge (battery), load
einladen – to invite
einrichten – to furnish, set up
einkaufen – to shop
einsteigen – to get in (vehicle)
einladen – to invite
einschalten – to switch on
einziehen – to move in (house), retract
eintreten – to enter, join
einfallen – to occur, collapse, come to mind
einpacken – to pack up
einfangen – to capture, catch
einhalten – to keep (rules), meet (deadline)
eingeben – to enter (data), input
eingießen – to pour in
einnehmen – to take in (income, food)
einräumen – to concede, grant, clear up
einschätzen – to estimate, assess
einschlafen – to fall asleep
einschränken – to restrict, limit
einschreiben – to register (mail, etc.)
einsehen – to realize, accept, view
einstellen – to hire, adjust, set
eintreffen – to arrive
einwandern – to immigrate
einwerfen – to post (a letter), throw in
einwickeln – to wrap up
einzahlen – to pay in, deposit
einziehen – to move in, confiscate
entgegenkommen – to accommodate
herauskommen – to come out, emerge
herbeirufen – to call in, send for
hereinkommen – to come in
herstellen – to produce, manufacture
herunterfahren – to shut down (computer)
herunterladen – to download
herunterfallen – to fall down/out
herumgehen – to walk/go around
herumstehen – to stand around
herumliegen – to lie around
herumspielen – to play around
herumschauen – to look around
herumreisen – to travel around
herumprobieren – to try around
hervorgehen – to emerge, result from
hervorrufen – to produce, elicit
hineinschauen – to look inside
hineinschreiben – to write in
hineinversetzen – to empathize
hinausgehen – to go out
hinauswerfen – to throw out
hinbringen – to bring so./sth. there
hinfahren – to drive/go there
hinfallen – to trip, fall down
hinführen – to lead there
hinkommen – to get there
hinschauen – to look there
hinschicken – to send there
hinstellen – to put/place there
hinuntergehen – to go down
hinunterfallen – to fall down
hinunterwerfen – to throw down
hinterherlaufen – to chase after, run after
hinterlassen – to leave behind
hinterlegen – to deposit (money), lodge
hinterziehen – to evade (tax)
losbinden – to untie, loosen
losfahren – to set off (by vehicle)
losgehen – to set off (on foot)
losmarschieren – to march off
losschneiden – to cut loose
lossprechen – to acquit, absolve
lossagen – to renounce
mitarbeiten – to collaborate, pose
mitbestimmen – to have a say, co-determine
mithelfen – to help out
mitspielen – to play with/join in
nacharbeiten – to make up work
nachbohren – to ask (probingly), bore after
nachdeuten – to interpret retrospectively
nachfragen – to inquire, ask further
nachkochen – to cook after (someone else)
nichtnachlassen – to not let up
rückfragen – to ask again
überqueren – to cross (over)
umblättern – to turn over (a page)
umdenken – to rethink, change one’s mind
umgestalten – to reshape, redesign
umhängen – to rearrange, move (pictures, etc.)
umhergehen – to go around
umkrempeln – to turn inside out, change fundamentally
umrühren – to stir
umstellen – to adjust, rearrange
umwickeln – to wrap around
zurechtlegen – to lay out, arrange
zurechtschneiden – to cut to size
zurückdrehen – to turn back
zurückführen – to lead back to, attribute
zusammenarbeiten – to work together
zusammenbrechen – to collapse
zusammenbringen – to bring together
zueinanderfinden – to find each other
zufahren – to drive towards, approach
zugehen – to go to, approach
zupacken – to seize, grab
zuspitzen – to come to a head, intensify
zuklappen – to shut, close with a snap
zukommen – to approach, come towards
zulegen – to put on, increase
zunähen – to sew up
zusehen – to watch, look on
zusammensetzen – to put together, assemble
zuschlagen – to strike, snap shut
zusteigen – to get on (a vehicle)
zusteuern – to head for, aim for
zutrauen – to trust, believe capable of
zuwenden – to turn towards, devote to
zuwinken – to wave to
zurückgehen – to return, decrease
zurückliegen – to be behind (in time or position)
zurückziehen – to withdraw, retract
zusammenklappen – to fold up, close
zusammenziehen – to pull together, move in together
zusammenlaufen – to come together, converge
zusammenhalten – to stick together
zusammenkleben – to stick/glue together
zuspiegeln – to reflect back
zuordnen – to assign, allocate
vorlegen – to present, submit
vorfinden – to find (something present)
voraussehen – to foresee, anticipate
vorbeikommen – to come by
vorlesen – to read out loud
vorherrschen – to dominate, prevail
vorprogrammieren – to pre-program
vorziehen – to prefer, pull forward
vortäuschen – to pretend, feign
vortragen – to perform, lecture
vorankündigen – to announce in advance
voranstellen – to put in front, preface
voranschreiten – to advance
vorausgehen – to go ahead, precede
vorbeigehen – to pass by, go past
vorantreiben – to push forward, advance
vorzeichnen – to pre-draw, sketch out
vorkommen – to happen, occur, seem
vorwärtsgehen – to go forwards, progress
vorzeigen – to show, produce (identification)
wegdenken – to imagine away, assume not there
wegdrücken – to press away, ignore (call)
wegfallen – to be omitted, not applicable
wegschicken – to send away
wegtragen – to carry away
weglaufen – to run away
wegsehen – to look away
wegziehen – to move away
weiterfragen – to continue asking
weiterlaufen – to continue running
weitermachen – to continue doing
weiterschlafen – to continue sleeping
weiterschicken – to forward (mail, etc.)
weiterverkaufen – to resell
weiterarbeiten – to continue working
weiterschreiben – to keep writing
zuziehen – to move in (to a place)
zuerkennen – to award, grant
zuteilen – to assign, allocate
zuschicken – to send to
zuschreiben – to attribute, ascribe
zudrücken – to push/press shut
zulassen – to allow, permit
zumuten – to expect (demandingly)
zuschauen – to watch
zusprechen – to award, assign
zutreffen – to apply, be true
zuvorkommen – to forestall, anticipate
zurückbehalten – to retain, withhold
zugeben – to admit, confess
zurückhalten – to hold back, restrain
zurechtfinden – to orient oneself, find one's way
zurechtkommen – to manage, cope, get along
zurechtlegen – to prepare, arrange
zurückbleiben – to stay behind, remain
zurückrufen – to call back
zusagen – to accept, agree
zuschlagen – to act quickly (auction), strike
zurechtweisen – to admonish, reprimand
zuwenden – to devote oneself, allocate funds, turn to
zusammenschließen – to merge, unite, band together
zurückrufen – to recall (call back)
zurückbekommen – to get back, receive back
zusammentragen – to compile, gather together
zukommen – to approach, come up to
zustande kommen – to come about, materialize
zulegen – to put on, purchase, gain
zupacken – to grip, tackle, get to work