German Synonyms, etc

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Nouns

die Angabe : declaration, statement, information, representation
die Aufgabe : assignment, task, job

der Gang : corridor, gear, aisle, motion
der Ausgang : exit
der Eingang : entrance
der Zugang : access

die Aufnahme : reception, recording, admission, picture
die Ausnahme : exception

der Nutzen : use, advantage, benefit
die Nutzung : use
die Anwendung : use, application of abstract techniques or medical treatments

die Sicht : sight, view
die Absicht : intention
die Ansicht : opinion
die Aufsicht : supervision
die Aussicht : view, prospect, chance
die Übersicht : overview, summary

der Abteil : compartment, partition
der Anteil : share, part, amount, proportion
das Urteil : judgment

der Abtrag : cutting (construction), leveling (geology), removal (tech, engineering)
der Antrag : proposal, application, offer
der Auftrag: order, commission
der Betrag : sum, amount, figure
der Eintrag : entry (in a book), inscription
der Ertrag : crop, yield, earnings, gain
der Vortrag : lecture, talk

der Auftritt : gig, performance, appearance (on stage)
der Austritt : exit, emergence, discharge, egression
der Eintritt : entrance, admission

die Wahl : choice, selection, vote, option
die Auswahl : choice, selection, variety, range, pick

Verbs

arbeiten : to work
bearbeiten : to edit, treat, process, adapt, revise, elaborate

berechtigen : to entitle, to authorize, to justify

berichtigen : to correct, to amend

decken : to cover
entdecken : to discover

dienen : to serve
verdienen : to earn, to merit, to deserve

drehen : to turn, to twist, to spin
umdrehen : to turn over, to reverse, to upturn

enden : to end, to finish
beenden : to conclude, to terminate, to finalize

fahren : to drive, to go by vehicle
erfahren : to experience, to find out

fangen : to catch, to capture, to trap
anfangen : to begin, to start
empfangen : to receive, to welcome, to greet

fehlen : to lack, to fail
empfehlen : to recommend, to advocate

fragen : to ask, to question
anfragen : to inquire

geben : to give
abgeben : to pass on, to hand off
aufgeben : to give up, to quit, to surrender

gehen : to go
weitergehen : to continue

halten : to stop, to hold
aufhalten : to hinder, to delay, to impede
aushalten : to endure, to hold out, to last, to bear
einhalten : to stop, to hold, to observe, to follow, to observe rules
erhalten : to receive, to get

handeln : to trade, to haggle
behandeln : to treat

hören : to hear
aufhören : to end, to stop, to break off
gehören : to belong to (+dative)
zuhören : to listen to

kommen : to come
ankommen : to arrive
bekommen : to receive
entkommen : to escape

laden : to load, to charge, to stow
einladen : to invite
herunterladen : to download

lassen : to let, to leave
verlassen : to leave, to quit, to abandon
zulassen : to admit (somebody), to allow, to permit, to tolerate

laufen : to run, to walk
sich verlaufen : to get lost

legen : to put, to lay, to place

liegen : to be located, to recline, to lie

lieben : to love
verlieben : to fall in love

melden : to announce something, to report something
anmelden : to log in, to sign up, to register

mitteln : to average
vermitteln : to communicate, to convey

nehmen : to take
abnehmen : to decrease, to lose weight
annehmen : to accept, to take on, to assume
aufnehmen : to gather, to absorb, to record (audio)
ausnehmen : to exclude, to clean (fish), to gut/dress (an animal)
einnehmen : to ingest (food, drink, medicine), to capture (a town), to occupy (a space, room)
mitnehmen : to pick up, to carry
übernehmen : to undertake, to take over
unternehmen : to make, to do, to undertake
vernehmen : to perceive (sound), to hear (testimony), to interrogate
wegnehmen : to take away
zunehmen : to increase, to rise

öffnen : to open
eröffnen : to open, to introduce, to initialize

schauen : to look, to peer
anschauen : to look at, to watch

schließen : to close
abschließen : to lock
aufschließen : to unlock

sehen : to see
aussehen : to look, to appear
voraussehen : to forsee

setzen : to set, to place, to put, to lay
sich setzen : to sit down
absetzen : to set down, to take off (IE: hat, glasses)

sitzen : to be seated, to sit, to perch
besitzen : to posess, to own, to hold, to have, to own (stocks/shares)

sprechen : to speak
ansprechen : to address
aussprechen : to pronounce
besprechen : to discuss, to parlay
entsprechen : to correspond to, to comply with
versprechen : to promise

stecken : to set
sich verstecken : to hide

stehen : to stand
aufstehen : to get up, to stand up, to get out of bed
bestehen : to pass (an exam), to insist, to exist, to survive
entstehen : to emerge, to arise, to originate

stellen : to place, to put
ausstellen : to exhibit, to disploy
bestellen : to order
darstellen : to depict
zustellen : to deliver

stoßen : to push, to jab, to poke, to jerk
aufstoßen : to burp, to belch

suchen : to look for something, to search
aufsuchen : to seek out, to frequent, to locate
besuchen : to visit, to attend, to come and see
durchsuchen : to search through
untersuchen : to examine, to investigate, to study, to inquire
versuchen : to try, to attempt

sich treffen : meet up (with friends)
antreffen : to meet, to encounter
betreffen : to concern
eintreffen : to arrive at, to reach, to be fulfilled, to come true

teilen : to share, to split, to divide
beurteilen : to assess, to evaluate, to judge
verteilen : to distribute, to spread

treten : to kick
vertreten : to represent

wenden : to turn
anwenden : to use, to apply, to exert
verwenden : to use, to devote resources

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