kivesz

Hungarian

Etymology

ki- + vesz

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkivɛs]
  • Hyphenation: ki‧vesz
  • Rhymes: -ɛs

Verb

kivesz

  1. (transitive) to take out, remove (from/out of something: -ból/-ből)
    Kivettem a pénzt a zsebemből.I took out the money from my pocket.
  2. (transitive) to withdraw, extract (money, from an account: -ról/-ről)
  3. (transitive) to rent (to occupy premises in exchange for rent; from someone: -tól/-től)
    Synonyms: bérbe vesz, kibérel
    Kivett egy szobát.S/he rented a room.
  4. (transitive) to cut out, remove, omit
  5. (transitive) to take (to assume or suppose; based on some information: -ból/-ből)
    Azt veszem ki a szavaiból, hogy nem lesz ott.I take it from her comments she won't be there.
  6. (transitive) to take off (to absent oneself from work)
    Kivettünk két hét szabadságot.We took off two weeks for vacation.
  7. (transitive) to get something out of someone (-ból/-ből)
    Egy szót sem tudtunk kivenni belőlük.We couldn't get a word out of them.

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Further reading

  • kivesz 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
  • (alternative form of kivész (to become extinct)): kivesz 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
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