veszít

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Hungarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

vesz (to perish) +‎ -ít (causative suffix)

Pronunciation

Verb

veszít

  1. (transitive, intransitive, with direct object or with -ból/-ből) to lose (to cause (something) to cease to be in one’s possession or capability)
    Antonyms: nyer, szert tesz
    Sok vért veszített.He’d lost a lot of blood.
    Veszítünk a magasságból.We’re losing altitude.
  2. (intransitive) to lose (to pay or owe (some wager) due from an unsuccessful bet or gamble)
    Antonyms: nyer, győz
  3. (transitive) to lose, miss (to wander from so as not to be able to find; to go astray from)
    Antonyms: megtalál, rátalál, rábukkan
    nyomot veszítto lose track

Conjugation

See also the conjugation of its alternative form, veszt.

Derived terms

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Related terms

Further reading

  • veszít 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