megáll

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Hungarian

Etymology

meg- (verbal prefix) +‎ áll (to stand)

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Verb

megáll

  1. (intransitive) to stop, to come to a stop, to halt
  2. (intransitive) to be able to stand (long enough for some purpose, despite internal or external difficulties)
  3. (transitive, rare) to withstand, to endure (e.g. a test, a battle or an attack)
    Synonyms: kitart, helytáll, elvisel, kiáll
    megállja a helyétto do well, to cope (literally, “to stand his/her place”)
  4. (transitive, chiefly in the negative, often with tud (can)) to be able to help doing (something), to be able to stop oneself doing (something)
    Nem tudta megállni, hogy el ne nevesse magát.S/he couldn't help bursting out laughing.
    Nem tudta megállni nevetés nélkül.S/he couldn't help laughing. (literally, “…without laughing.”)

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Further reading

  • megáll 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