Hungarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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fel- +‎ néz

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛlneːz]
  • Hyphenation: fel‧néz
  • Rhymes: -eːz

Verb

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felnéz

  1. (intransitive) to look up, to direct one's gaze upward at (-ra/-re)
    A tolvaj a boltban felnézett a kamerára.The thief looked up at the security camera in the shop.
  2. (intransitive) to look up to, to hold something in high regard (-ra/-re)
    A diákok nem mindig néznek fel a tanáraikra.Students often don't look up to their teachers.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • felnéz 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