benéz

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Hungarian

Etymology

be- (in, into) +‎ néz (to look)

Pronunciation

Verb

benéz

  1. (intransitive) to look in (to take a glance from the outside to the inside) (into something -ba/-be, -n/-on/-en/-ön)
    Elmentem az üzlet előtt, és benéztem.I walked past the store and looked in.
    Benéztem az ablakon.I looked through the window (from the outside).
    Az ablakon benézett a hold.The moon looked in the window.
  2. (intransitive, colloquial) to stop by, drop by (to pay a visit briefly) (to someone -hoz/-hez/-höz)
    Benézek holnap.I'll stop by tomorrow.
    Benézek holnap a szüleimhez.Tomorrow I'll stop by my parents' house.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • benéz 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
  • benéz in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).