Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

el- +‎ kerül

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlkɛryl]
  • Hyphenation: el‧ke‧rül
  • Rhymes: -yl

Verb edit

elkerül

  1. (transitive) to avoid, steer clear of (to keep oneself away from)
  2. (transitive) to fail to meet someone
    Én is ott voltam, de nem láttalak. Biztosan elkerültük egymást.I was also there but I didn't see you. We must have missed each other.
  3. (intransitive) to get to somewhere not at one’s own initiative

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Further reading edit

  • elkerül 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
  • elkerül 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)