felvesz

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Hungarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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fel- (up, upwards) +‎ vesz (take)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛlvɛs]
  • Hyphenation: fel‧vesz
  • Rhymes: -ɛs

Verb

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felvesz

  1. (transitive) to pick up, lift (to grasp and raise)
    Synonym: felemel
  2. (transitive, of telephone) to pick up, answer
    Felvettem a kagylót.I picked up the telephone.
  3. (transitive, of clothing) to put on, don
    Antonym: levesz
    Felvettem a kabátomat.I put on my jacket.
  4. (transitive) to accept
  5. (transitive) to admit to a place or a group
    Felvettek az egyetemre.I have been admitted to the university. (literally, “They have admitted me to the university.”)
  6. (transitive) to record (video or sound)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • felvesz in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN