átad

See also: atad

Hungarian

Etymology

át- +‎ ad

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaːtɒd]
  • Hyphenation: át‧ad

Verb

átad

  1. (transitive) to give/hand something (over) (to someone -nak/-nek)
    Átadom Mártának a könyvet. ― I am handing the book to Martha.
  2. (transitive) to call on someone to speak (-nak/-nek)
    Átadtuk a szót Eszternek. ― We called on Eszter to speak.
  3. (transitive) to convey, pass on (e.g. someone’s best wishes, to someone -nak/-nek), say hello to someone for someone, send one’s regards to someone on another’s behalf
    Átadtuk az üzenetet a barátodnak. ― We gave the message to your friend.
  4. (transitive) to give up (e.g. one’s seat, to someone -nak/-nek)
    Átadta a helyét egy idős nőnek. ― He gave up his seat to an elderly woman.
  5. (reflexively, as átadja magát, with definite conjugation) to delve, lose oneself, betake oneself in some emotion, thought, or activity
    Synonyms: belemerül, elmerül, belemélyed, elmélyed

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • átad 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
  • átad 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)
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