melegít

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Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

meleg (warm) +‎ -ít (verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛlɛɡiːt]
  • Hyphenation: me‧le‧gít
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Verb[edit]

melegít

  1. (transitive) to heat, heat up, warm (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space)
  2. (transitive) to keep warm
    Ez a kesztyű jól melegít.These gloves keep me warm.
  3. (transitive, sports) to warm up (to do gentle exercise, stretching etc., in order to prepare the body for more vigorous exercise)
    A játékosok most melegítenek.The players are still warming up.

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Derived terms[edit]

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Further reading[edit]

  • melegít 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