hisz

• IPA^(key): [ˈhis]

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• Hyphenation: hisz
• Rhymes: -is

Of unknown origin.[1]

hisz

1. (transitive) to believe (to find a statement or utterance true or to find or an event/feature existing)

   Egy szavát sem hiszem. ― I don’t believe a single word of his/hers.

   Synonym: elhisz

2. (intransitive) to believe, trust, have confidence in someone or something (to find it true what someone or something claims or communicates; with -nak/-nek)

   Hiszek neked. ― I believe you.

   Nem hittem a szememnek! ― I couldn’t believe my eyes!

   Synonym: bízik

3. (transitive) to believe (to find a prospective event or a statement about the future definite, to be convinced of its certainty or occurrence)

   Hiszem, hogy egyszer jobb lesz a világ. ― I believe the world will be better one day.

   Synonym: meg van győződve

4. (intransitive, in statements with azt or úgy, or in negations) to think, suppose, guess (to be of opinion about some situation, state, or change [that it will probably happen])

   Azt hiszem, hogy szerencsénk volt. ― I think we were lucky.

   Nem hiszem, hogy elérjük a buszt. ― I don't think we will catch the bus.

   Synonyms: gondol, vél, vélekedik, gyanít

5. (intransitive) to believe in, to have faith in (to be convinced of someone’s existence or power; with -ban/-ben)

   Hiszek a boldogságban. ― I believe in happiness.

6. (intransitive) to believe in, to have faith in (to be convinced of someone’s value, talent, honesty, sincerity etc.; with -ban/-ben)

   Hiszek benned. ― I believe in you.

7. (transitive) to think, guess, reckon about someone or something (to consider, judge, regard, or look upon [something] as)

   Ne hidd, hogy ez így van. ― Don’t think that it’s true. or Don’t think that’s the case.

   Synonym: gondol

8. (transitive) to believe, consider, judge, deem someone or something to be something (with -nak/-nek)

   Már nem az az ember vagyok, akit hősnek hittem. ― I am no longer the person I believed to be a hero.

   Synonyms: gondol, tart

(With verbal prefixes):

Shortened from hiszen.[1]

hisz

1. Alternative form of hiszen:
   1. as, because; said if something follows obviously for the speaker

      Itt vagyok, hisz megígértem, hogy eljövök! ― I am here, of course, as I promised I would come.

   2. hey, but, why; said when realizing something or wanting someone else to realize something

      Hisz ez nem is nehéz! ― Hey, this isn't even difficult!

hisz (plural hiszek)

1. (music) B-sharp (a tone one semitone higher than a B, denoted B♯)

   Coordinate terms: cisz, disz, eisz, fisz, gisz, aisz

• (to believe): hisz 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
• (as, because): hisz , redirecting to hiszen 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