vergebenen
Translation
awarded, assigned, taken (romantically), forgiven
Examples
Die Liste der vergebenen Aufträge ist online.
The list of assigned contracts is online.
Er sprach mit dem schon vergebenen Mann.
He spoke with the man who was already taken.
Grammar Patterns
((adjective)) ((noun)) Used as an attributive adjective modifying a noun. Die Liste der vergebenen Aufträge ist lang.
Similar Words
Synonyms: besetzt (occupied), verliehen (awarded); Antonyms: frei (free), verfügbar (available), ledig (single)
Etymology
From the prefix 'ver-' (indicating completion or something going away) + 'geben' (to give). Literally 'given away' or 'given over'.
Memory Tips
Think of a prize that has been 'given away' (vergeben) or a person whose heart is 'given away' to someone else, hence they are 'taken'.