átfog

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Hungarian

Etymology

át- +‎ fog

Pronunciation

Verb

átfog

  1. (transitive) to grasp, to seize, to grip, to embrace (to wrap one's arms around someone or something)
    Tamás felült és átfogta a térdét.Thomas sat up and embraced his knees.
  2. (transitive) to tightly enclose something (with something -val/-vel)
  3. (transitive) to survey an area by looking at it, to capture (with eyes, a lens, etc.)
  4. (transitive) to span (to cover or extend over an area or time period)
  5. (transitive) to comprehend an abstract subject in its entirety

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References

  • átfog in Kiss, László. Magyar–angol kéziszótár (’Hungarian–English Concise Dictionary’). Budapest: Líra és Lant Zrt., 2008. →ISBN

Further reading

  • átfog 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
  • átfog in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)