C1-Wortliste - Lebenswichtige Verben

to firmly stick to something

haften, kleben

to say something is the case without providing proof for it

behaupten, vorbringen

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

zuschreiben, attribuieren

to wait for something or someone

warten, erwarten

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

platzen, explodieren

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, computieren

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, kompensieren

to choose someone for a certain position or task

ernennen, bestimmen

to recognize the difference present between two people or things

differenzieren

to get rid of something that is no longer needed

entsorgen, wegwerfen

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, denunzieren

to make a substance one with a liquid

auflösen, lösen

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

erheben, fördern

to officially investigate

ermitteln, untersuchen

to decrease in degree, size, etc.

verringern, reduzieren

to become more in degree or strength

intensivieren, verstärken

to become much worse or more intense

eskalieren, verschärfen

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

übertreiben, vergrößern

to improve something by adding something to it

ergänzen, auffüllen

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

formulieren, entwickeln

to become more severe

steigern, verschärfen

to stop the normal flow of something, often temporarily

unterbrechen, stören

to prevent or limit an action or process

hemmung, verhindern

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

lizenzieren, erlauben

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, fixiert sein auf

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

beharren, fortfahren

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

erzählen, berichten

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

bereitstellen, liefern

to give someone something that one has enough of

verschonen, geben

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, aufrechterhalten

to stop or end something completely

beenden, kündigen

to give good reasons to justify a particular action

rechtfertigen, begründen