becsül

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Hungarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

becs +‎ -ül

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: be‧csül
  • Rhymes: -yl

Verb

becsül

  1. (transitive) to estimate (at an amount: -ra/-re or -nak/-nek)
    A férfi életkorát húsz évre becsültük.We estimated the man's age at twenty.
    Egy kilósnak becsülöm ezt a követ.I estimate this rock to weigh one kilo.
  2. (transitive) to appreciate, to value (to regard highly; a person: -ban/-ben)
    Synonyms: értékel, méltányol, tisztel
    Becsülöm a kitartásodat.I value your perseverance.
    Azt becsülöm a gyerekekben, hogy nagyon szorgalmasak.What I appreciate about the children is that they are very hardworking.
    Becsülöm bennük, hogy nagyon szorgalmasak.I appreciate that they are very hardworking.

Conjugation

or (chiefly in the sense “to estimate”)

Derived terms

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Further reading

  • becsül 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
  • becsül 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)