megtart

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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meg- +‎ tart

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛktɒrt]
  • Hyphenation: meg‧tart
  • Rhymes: -ɒrt

Verb

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megtart

  1. (transitive) to hold, support (to be able to bear the weight of something)
    Megtartja ez a szög a képet?Will this nail be able to hold the picture?
    Megtartanád ezt a csomagot, míg kinyitom az ajtót?Would you hold this package while I open the door?
  2. (transitive) to keep (to maintain possession of; not to discard or give away something)
    Megtartottam azt a dobozt, amit tegnap ki akartál dobni.I kept the box you wanted to throw out yesterday.
  3. (transitive) to keep, maintain (of one's state, mood, power, position etc., not losing it or letting it change)
    Az ipar megtartotta a piaci részesedését.The industry maintained its market share.
  4. (transitive) to keep (to be faithful to something: the law, one's promise)
    Megtartották a szavukat. Visszafizették a pénzt.They kept their word. They repaid the money.
  5. (transitive) to hold (not canceling an event, e.g. a sport match, lecture, class, concert, wedding)
    A vállalat megtartotta a szokásos éves gyűlését.The complany completed its usual yearly meeting.
  6. (transitive) to hold, observe (a feast or celebration)
    A kedvenc éttermünkben tartottuk meg a házassági évfordulónkat.We held our anniversary in our favorite restaurant.

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Further reading

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  • megtart 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