mégis
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See also: megis
Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
mégis
- yet, still, but, however, nevertheless, all the same, notwithstanding, after all (introducing a positive statement in contrast with a negative antecedent; the opposite of mégsem)
- Synonym: mégiscsak (emphatic form)
- Synonyms: de, azonban, viszont, csakhogy, ugyanakkor (quasi-synonyms)
- Kifizette az adósságát, mégis megverték. ― He paid his debt, nevertheless, he was beaten.
- Mégis busszal kell mennünk, mert a kocsi összetört. ― We still need to go by bus, as the car got broken. (also applicable when returning to a previous idea that has been rejected)
- Mégis meg lehet javítani. ― It can be repaired, after all. (unlike it was previously thought, although it had been possibly hoped that it could be repaired)
- (software) redo (as an instruction; its literal meaning can be derived from mégis ezt szeretném “and yet I do want that”; “and yet this is what I want”)
Derived terms[edit]
Compound words
Related terms[edit]
- mégsem, (colloquial) mégse (introducing a negative statement in contrast with an affirmative antecedent)
Further reading[edit]
- mégis 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