elöl

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See also: elől

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛløl]
  • Hyphenation: elöl

Etymology 1

From the postposition elől.[1]

Adverb

elöl

  1. front, in front
    Elöl van a bejárat.The entrance is in the front.
    Ma moziba megyünk és elöl ülünk.Today we're going to the movies and we're sitting in the front.
  2. in the lead, in front, ahead (ahead of others)
    Én megyek elöl.I'll go first.
  3. over, again (usually in the form of elölről)
    Elölről kell kezdenem.I have to start over.
Usage notes

Not to be confused with the postposition elől.

Etymology 2

el- +‎ öl

Verb

elöl

  1. (rare) to kill someone
  2. (exaggerative, of emotion) to torment, torture
  3. (of time) to kill time with something
Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN