elöl

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See also: elől

Hungarian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From the postposition elől.

Alternative forms

Adverb

elöl (comparative előrébb or előbbre, superlative legelöl or legelőrébb or legelőbbre)

  1. in front, in/at the front
    Antonym: hátul
    Elöl van a bejárat.The entrance is in the front.
    Ma moziba megyünk és elöl ülünk.Today we're going to the movies and we’re sitting in the front.
  2. in the lead, in front, ahead (ahead of others)
    Én megyek elöl.I'll go first.
  3. (regional, archaic) Alternative form of elölről (over, again)
Usage notes

Not to be confused with the postposition elől.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

el- +‎ öl

Verb

elöl

  1. (rare) to kill someone
  2. (often in the past participle) to kill, inactivate a microscopic organism to be used in a vaccine
  3. (exaggerative, of emotion) to torment, torture
  4. (of time) to kill time with something
Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading

  • (in front): elöl , redirecting to (2): elül 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
  • (to kill): elöl 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
  • elöl 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)