Hungarian

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Etymology

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bele- (into it) +‎ vág (cut, hit, strike)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛlɛvaːɡ]
  • Hyphenation: be‧le‧vág
  • Rhymes: -aːɡ

Verb

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belevág

  1. (intransitive) to cut into (e.g. an unopened package; with -ba/-be)
  2. (transitive) to stick something into something (with -ba/-be)
    Synonym: beleszúr
  3. (transitive) to throw something into something (with -ba/-be)
    Synonyms: bedob, beledob
  4. (transitive) to hit, bang, bump, stub a body part into something (with -ba/-be)
    Synonyms: bever, beüt
  5. (intransitive, of lightning) to strike (with -ba/-be)
    Synonyms: csap, belecsap, sújt, lesújt
  6. (intransitive) to start suddenly and/or vigorously, set about, go ahead, plunge into, embark (e.g. on a project; with -ba/-be)
    Synonym: kezd (see further synonyms there)
  7. (intransitive) to interrupt, butt in, cut in, break in, barge in, cut off, push in (with -ba/-be)
    Synonyms: közbevág, félbeszakít, közbeszól, beleszól

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • belevág 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
  • belevág in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).