Hungarian

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Etymology

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meg- +‎ kíván

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛkːiːvaːn], [ˈmɛkːivaːn]
  • Rhymes: -aːn
  • Hyphenation: meg‧kí‧ván

Verb

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megkíván

  1. (transitive, inchoative) to get a craving for something (or someone, sexually)
  2. (transitive, of a person or an abstract thing) to expect, require, demand, call for (the person expected to act in a certain way is expressed with -tól/-től)
    Synonyms: kíván, követel, igényel, elvár

Conjugation

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