Polyglot Dictionary

vergeben

/fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːbn̩/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
vergibt
past
vergab
perfect
hat vergeben

Meaning

  1. to forgive

    Built from geben (to give) + ver-.

V Category Action Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

verzeihen

vergeben and verzeihen are close synonyms for "to forgive," largely interchangeable; vergeben is slightly more formal.

Similar in other languages

French

pardonner

pardonner is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to forgive."

Portuguese

perdoar

perdoar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to forgive."

Practice

1 What does vergeben mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie konnte ihm nicht ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vergeben?

See also

verbirregularcompound

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