felfog

• fölfog

fel- (“up”) +‎ fog (“to hold”)

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: fel‧fog
• Rhymes: -oɡ

felfog

1. (transitive) to hold up (to lift and/or support in this position)

   Synonyms: emel (“to lift”), tart (“to keep, support”)

2. (transitive) to catch, seize, take hold of (someone or something falling, dropping, submerging, or tumbling)

   Synonyms: megfog, elkap

3. (transitive) to collect (e.g. rain in a container)

   Synonyms: gyűjt, összegyűjt

4. (transitive) to ward off, fend off, deflect, parry (e.g. a blow or strike)

   Synonyms: elhárít, kivéd

5. (transitive) to intercept, muffle, deaden, absorb, cushion (some propagating phenomenon, e.g. light, noise, vibration, shock etc.)

   Synonyms: tompít, csillapít, gyengít

6. (transitive, rare) to receive, pick up (signal)

   Synonyms: vesz, fog, befog, érzékel

7. (transitive) to understand, grasp, comprehend, conceptualize

   Synonyms: ért, megért

8. (transitive) to take, see, view, interpret, treat (something) for/as (something else) (used with -nak/-nek)

   Synonyms: értelmez, tekint

• felfog in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.