C1-Wortliste - Lebenswichtige Verben

to firmly stick to something

haften, kleben

to say something is the case without providing proof for it

behaupten, unterstellen

to think or say that something is caused by a certain thing

zuschreiben, attributieren

to wait for something or someone

abwarten, erwarten

to suddenly and violently break open or apart, particularly as a result of internal pressure

platzen, bersten

to bring an action, activity, or process to an end

einstellen, beenden

to describe the qualities of someone or something in a certain manner

charakterisieren, beschreiben

to calculate or determine a value using mathematical operations

berechnen, rechnen

to produce a plan, idea, etc. in one's mind

entwerfen, konzipieren

to do something to avoid or decrease the harmful or unpleasant effects of something

entgegenwirken, abmildern

to choose someone for a certain position or task

benennen, ernennen

to recognize the difference present between two people or things

differenzieren

to get rid of something that is no longer needed

wegwerfen, entfernen

to observe an activity in order to ensure that everything is done properly

überwachen, leiten

to publicly express one's disapproval of something or someone

verurteilen, anprangern

to make a substance one with a liquid

lösen, auflösen

to raise someone or something to a higher rank or better position

erheben, befördern

to conduct a thorough examination or investigation to gather information

erkundigen, nachforschen

to decrease in degree, size, etc.

verringern, abnehmen

to become more in degree or strength

intensivieren, verstärken

to become much worse or more intense

eskalieren, sich zuspitzen

to describe something better, larger, worse, etc. than it truly is

übertreiben, überzeichnen

to improve something by adding something to it

ergänzen, zufügen

to thoughtfully prepare or create something, paying close attention to its details

formulieren, ausarbeiten

to become more severe

verstärken, erhöhen

to stop the normal flow of something, often temporarily

stören, unterbrechen

to prevent or limit an action or process

hemmen, verhindern

to give permission for the use, practice, or production of something through a formal agreement

lizenzieren, genehmigen

to destroy something completely

verwüsten, zerstören

to make someone do something because it is required by law, duty, etc.

verpflichten, zwingen

to think about something or someone all the time, in a way that makes one unable to think about other things

besessen sein von, sich fixieren auf

to continue a course of action with determination, even when faced with challenges or discouragement

beharren, persistieren

to describe an event, experience, etc to someone in a detailed manner

erleben, wiedererzählen

to provide someone with something, such as help or services, especially as required or expected

bereitstellen, erbringen

to give someone something that one has enough of

verschenken, spenden

to make something steady and prevent it from fluctuating

stabilisieren, festigen

to be in charge of someone or an activity and watch them to make sure everything is done properly

überwachen

to support an opinion, argument, theory, etc. or to prove it's credibility

unterstützen, stützen

to stop or end something completely

beenden, kündigen

to give good reasons to justify a particular action

rechtfertigen, begründen