bevesz

Hungarian

Etymology

be- +‎ vesz

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛvɛs]
  • Hyphenation: be‧vesz
  • Rhymes: -ɛs

Verb

bevesz

  1. (transitive) to take, remove (from somewhere: -ból/-ből) (while being inside, to reach out and grab something that is outside of that same place and carry it to the inside)
    Bevettem a karácsonyi díszeket a kirakatból. ― I took the Christmas ornaments from the shop window.
  2. (transitive, of medicine) to take (to receive medicine into one's body on a single occasion)
    Coordinate term: (medicine, regularly) szed
    Bevetted a gyógyszert? ― Did you take the medication?
  3. (transitive, of food) to take (to be able to consume food or drink)
    Synonym: megemészt
    Az alkoholt nem veszi be a gyomrom. ― My stomach can't take alcohol.
  4. (transitive) to take in (-ból/-ből) (to shorten a garment or make it smaller)
    Mikor lefogytam, minden ruhámból bevettem. ― When I lost weight, I took all my clothes in.
  5. (transitive) to admit, accept (into: -ba/-be) (to grant entrance into a group as a member)
    Tavaly bevettek a válogatottba. ― Last year I was accepted into the national team.
  6. (transitive, colloquial) to earn, receive, take in (to earn as salary)
  7. (transitive, of a city, fortress, territory) to take, capture, occupy (to take control of after a fight, by force)
    Synonym: elfoglal
  8. (transitive, figuratively) to buy, believe (to accept as true)
    Synonym: elhisz
  9. (reflexively, as beveszi magát, with definite conjugation) to settle in, ensconce, nestle (in somewhere: -ba/-be) (to go somewhere and settle comfortably or perhaps hide)
    Synonyms: betelepszik, befészkeli magát
    Bevették magukat a hegyekbe és eltűntek. ― They had gone into the mountains and disappeared.

Conjugation
conjugation of bevesz
1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal		 3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal		 1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal		 3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. beveszek beveszel bevesz beveszünk bevesztek bevesznek
Def. beveszem beveszed beveszi bevesszük beveszitek beveszik
2nd-p. o. beveszlek ―
Past Indef. bevettem bevettél bevett bevettünk bevettetek bevettek
Def. bevettem bevetted bevette bevettük bevettétek bevették
2nd-p. o. bevettelek ―
Condi­tional
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. bevennék bevennél bevenne bevennénk bevennétek bevennének
Def. bevenném bevennéd bevenné bevennénk
(or bevennők)		 bevennétek bevennék
2nd-p. o. bevennélek ―
Sub­junc­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. bevegyek bevégy or
bevegyél		 bevegyen bevegyünk bevegyetek bevegyenek
Def. bevegyem bevedd or
bevegyed		 bevegye bevegyük bevegyétek bevegyék
2nd-p. o. bevegyelek ―
Infinitive bevenni bevennem bevenned bevennie bevennünk bevennetek bevenniük
Other nonfinite
verb forms		 Verbal noun Present participle Past participle Future part. Adverbial part. Potential
bevevés or
bevétel		 bevevő bevett beveendő bevéve bevehet

Derived terms

Further reading
  • bevesz 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
  • bevesz 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 2023)
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