vezet

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Hungarian

(1.1) vezeti a csapatot
(1.3) a pavilonhoz vezet
(2) autót vezet

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *wetä- (to lead, to guide, to draw, to pull) + -t (causative suffix). Cognates include Finnish vetää.[1][2] The Finno-Ugric root may be related to Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ-, either as loan or through genetic relationship.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛzɛt]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ve‧zet

Verb

vezet

  1. to determine the direction in which someone or something proceeds
    1. (transitive) to lead, to guide (to show the way by going ahead)
      • 1934, Zsigmond Móricz, chapter 1, in Jobb, mint otthon[1]:
        A sötét színházban a jegyszedő elvette a jegyüket, és helyre vezette őket.
        The usher took their tickets in the dark theater and led them to their seats.
    2. (transitive) to lead (to conduct in a course or path by physical connection)
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    3. (intransitive) to lead to (of a road, staircase, tracks, etc.; to continue in the direction of)
      • 2005, Antal Mihályi, chapter 9, in Egbert egér kalandjai[2], volume I:
        Az út jobb szélétől egy keskeny földút vezetett az erdőbe.
        From the right side of the road, a narrow dirt path led into the forest.
    4. (intransitive, figurative) to lead to, to result in (to bring about as a consequence)
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  2. (transitive, intransitive) to drive (to operate a self-propelled vehicle)
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  3. (transitive) to lead, to head, to command (to exercise power, control or authority over)
    • 2003, László Pálnagy, chapter 8, in Lala és az önkormányzat[3]:
      A barlangból ő vezette az ellenállást. A szó szerinti földalatti mozgalmat.
      It was he who led the resistance from the cave. The underground movement, literally.
  4. (transitive) to run, to manage (to be in charge of, to conduct the affairs of)
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  5. (transitive) to preside over, to host (to moderate a meeting, session or debate; to present a television or radio show)
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  6. (transitive) to keep, to maintain (to record transactions, accounts or events in)
    • 1999, Mihály Sóvágó, “Bevezetés”, in Hajdúböszörmény madarai[4]:
      1937. január 1-től kezdve részletes naplót vezettem megfigyeléseimről.
      I have kept a detailed journal of my observations starting from January 1, 1937.
  7. (transitive, intransitive) to be in the lead (to be ahead of others in a race, game, competition, election, list, etc.)
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  8. (transitive) to run (to cause to pass through)
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  9. (transitive, physics) to conduct, to transmit (to serve as a medium for conveying heat, electricity, sound, etc.)
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References

  1. ^ Entry #1141 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. ^ vezet in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)
  3. ^ McRobbie-Utasi, Zita : Genealogical Classification (Part 2), Lecture #4