bevesz

Etymology

be- +‎ vesz

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛvɛs]
• Hyphenation: be‧vesz
• Rhymes: -ɛs

Verb

bevesz

1. (transitive) to take, remove (from somewhere: -ból/-ből) (while being inside, to reach out and grab something that is outside of that same place and carry it to the inside)

   Bevettem a karácsonyi díszeket a kirakatból. ― I took the Christmas ornaments from the shop window.

2. (transitive, of medicine) to take (to receive medicine into one's body on a single occasion)

   Coordinate term: (medicine, regularly) szed

   Bevetted a gyógyszert? ― Did you take the medication?

3. (transitive, of food) to take (to be able to consume food or drink)

   Synonym: megemészt

   Az alkoholt nem veszi be a gyomrom. ― My stomach can't take alcohol.

4. (transitive) to take in (-ból/-ből) (to shorten a garment or make it smaller)

   Mikor lefogytam, minden ruhámból bevettem. ― When I lost weight, I took all my clothes in.

5. (transitive) to admit, accept (into: -ba/-be) (to grant entrance into a group as a member)

   Tavaly bevettek a válogatottba. ― Last year I was accepted into the national team.

6. (transitive, colloquial) to earn, receive, take in (to earn as salary)
7. (transitive, of a city, fortress, territory) to take, capture, occupy (to take control of after a fight, by force)

   Synonym: elfoglal

8. (transitive, figuratively) to buy, believe (to accept as true)

   Synonym: elhisz

9. (reflexively, as beveszi magát, with definite conjugation) to settle in, ensconce, nestle (in somewhere: -ba/-be) (to go somewhere and settle comfortably or perhaps hide)

   Synonyms: betelepszik, befészkeli magát

   Bevették magukat a hegyekbe és eltűntek. ― They had gone into the mountains and disappeared.

Further reading

• bevesz 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
• bevesz 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).