elúszik

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Hungarian

Etymology

el- +‎ úszik

Pronunciation

Verb

elúszik

  1. (intransitive, of an object in water) to swim/drift away
  2. (intransitive, chiefly of a person) to swim a larger distance to reach a location (to something: -ig)
    A férfi elúszott a szikláig.The man swam to the rock.
  3. (intransitive, figuratively, of money, wealth) to lose
    Minden pénzem elúszott.I've lost all my money.
  4. (intransitive, figuratively, of opportunity) to slip away

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Further reading

  • elúszik 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
  • elúszik 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).