megoszt

Hungarian

Etymology

meg- + oszt

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛɡost]
  • Hyphenation: meg‧oszt
  • Rhymes: -ost

Verb

megoszt

  1. (transitive) to share something (with someone -val/-vel)
    Megosztotta velem a kenyerét.He shared his bread with me.
    Megosztotta velem a tapasztalatait.He shared his experiences with me.
  2. (transitive) to divide, polarize, fractionalize (of a controversial issue that figuratively divides a group of people according to what opinion they have about the issue)
    A szemétégető elhelyezésének kérdése megosztotta a város lakosságát.The issue about the location of the garbage incinerator divided the population of the city.

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Further reading

  • megoszt 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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