German verb · CEFR B2
vergeben
Meaning in English: to award, to forgive; awarded
Example
Kannst du mir noch einmal vergeben?
Can you forgive me one more time?
How common is vergeben?
vergeben is number 1,709 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 54 times per million words — about once every 19,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 69% of the words in an ordinary German text. B2 means an upper-intermediate word, common in news and work.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 1,705Vereineclubs, associations
- 1,706einigesquite a lot, a few things
- 1,707herzlichwarm(ly), cordial(ly)
- 1,708kurzeshort, brief
- 1,709vergebento award, to forgive; awarded
- 1,710die Werbungadvertising, advert
- 1,711keinernobody, none
- 1,712die Grenzeborder, limit
- 1,713stolzproud
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