elejt

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Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

el- +‎ ejt

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlɛjt]
  • Hyphenation: el‧ejt
  • Rhymes: -ɛjt

Verb[edit]

elejt

  1. (transitive) to drop (to let something or someone fall by accident, due to clumsiness)
    Elejtette a tányért.He/she dropped the plate.
  2. (transitive, literary, of a larger animal or enemy) to kill, bag
    Synonyms: leterít, megöl
  3. (transitive, of a comment or word) to drop (to make a brief remark in passing)
  4. (transitive, law, of a charge) to withdraw, drop, dismiss
    A bíró elejtett minden vádat.The judge dismissed all charges.
  5. (transitive, figuratively) to abandon, give up (a plan)
  6. (transitive, archaic) to foil, thwart, frustrate, derail, prevent (something from succeeding)

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Further reading[edit]

  • elejt 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
  • elejt in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)