Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

be- +‎ szól

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛsoːl]
  • Hyphenation: be‧szól
  • Rhymes: -oːl

Verb edit

beszól

  1. (intransitive) to call, to speak, to say something from outside to someone who is inside (e.g. through the window or open door)
  2. Synonym of közbeszól (to interrupt)
  3. (intransitive, colloquial) to quip (with no argument or -nak/-nek)
  4. (intransitive) to nip in to inform somebody about something or to say hello (with -ért)
  5. Synonym of beleszól (to interfere, intervene; to have a say in something)

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Further reading edit

  • beszól 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
  • beszól 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)