bevet

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Hungarian

(1) beveti a hálót a vízbe
(2) bevetett ágy
(3) beveti a földet

Etymology

be- +‎ vet

Pronunciation

Verb

bevet

  1. (transitive) to cast in (to throw an object into, especially into a body of water)
    • 1940, Benő Karácsony, chapter 2.9, in Utazás a szürke folyón:
      Lement a kicsi öbölhöz és bevetette horgát a vízbe.
      He went down to the small cove and cast his hook into the water.
  2. (transitive) to make a bed (to arrange the sheets, blankets or other coverings)
    • 1990, Rozália Kóka, “Mióta örökölhetik a lányok az apjuk vagyonát?”, in Mátyás király rózsát nyitó ostornyele:
      Nemsokára, mikor a leány bevetette az ágyat, a párna alatt egy írást talált.
      Soon, when the girl was making the bed, she found a note under the pillow.
  3. (transitive) to sow a particular area (to scatter, disperse or plant seeds in)
    • 2012, Gábor Thorma, “Földbirtokvétel Adonyban”, in A Thorma család krónikája:
      A földterületet gabonával, kukoricával és lucernával tervezték bevetni.
      They planned to sow the plot with grain, maize and alfalfa.
  4. (transitive) to send in (to use a military force in battle)
    • 1995, József Károlyfalvi, “A keleti front – a döntés színtere”, in A református tábornok:
      A hadtestet már július 18-án bevetették a hídfők elfoglalására.
      The corps was sent in as early as July 18 to occupy the bridgeheads.
  5. (transitive, figurative) to employ, to deploy, to utilize (to make use of something for a task)
    • 2009, “Politikai harc a drog ellen Mexikóban”, in Kelet-Magyarország, volume 66, number 142:
      A mexikói kormány minden eszközt bevet a drogkereskedelem visszaszorítására.
      The Mexican government employs all means to curb drug trafficking.


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Further reading

  • bevet 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
  • bevet 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).