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vergeben.

to forgive

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/fərˈɡeːbən//fɛr-/[fɐˈɡeː.bm̩][fɛɐ̯-]
  1. to forgive

    class-5 · intransitive · strong · transitive
    Kannst du mir vergeben?
    Vergib mir meine Sünden!
  2. to assign; to allocate; to give (a job); to give or set (a task); to award (a contract), to give away

    class-5 · strong · transitive
    Wir haben den Auftrag an ein Drittunternehmen vergeben.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German vergëben, from Old High German fargëban, from Proto-Germanic *fragebaną. Analyzable as ver- + geben. Cognate with Dutch vergeven, English forgive, Icelandic fyrirgefa.

adj/fərˈɡeːbən//fɛr-/[fɐˈɡeː.bm̩][fɛɐ̯-]
  1. taken; not free

    not-comparable
  2. not single: married or in a relationship

    informal · not-comparable
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