vergeben

Meaning

Verb

1. (class-5,intransitive,strong,transitive) to forgive
2. (class-5,strong,transitive) to assign; to allocate; to give (a job); to give or set (a task); to award (a contract), to give away

Adj

1. (not-comparable) taken; not free
2. (informal,not-comparable) not single: married or in a relationship

Hyphenated as

ver‧ge‧ben

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fərˈɡeːbən/

Etymology

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

Sentences

Die alte Variante wurde nie benutzt , sodass die Bezeichnung neu vergeben wurde .

The old variant was never used, so the designation was reassigned.