No. 2,868 in German
verschoben
"Verschoben" means "postponed" or "shifted."
In a sentence
Das Meeting wurde auf nächste Woche verschoben.
The meeting was postponed to next week.
Here, 'verschoben' is in passive voice, used to mean 'postponed' in relation to an action being done to the subject (the meeting).
Er hat den Schrank verschoben, um mehr Platz im Wohnzimmer zu schaffen.
He moved the cabinet to create more space in the living room.
In this sentence, 'verschoben' is used in the active sense and past participle form of 'verschieben', indicating a physical relocation or moving of an object.
Unsere Pläne haben sich aufgrund des Wetters verschoben.
Our plans shifted due to the weather.
The word 'verschoben' is reflexive ('sich verschoben') and conveys the idea of plans changing or being altered because of external factors.
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