tart

Verb

tart

1. (heading) To force someone or something to remain in place or in position by counteracting another force.
   1. (transitive) to hold, keep (with locative suffixes or lative suffixes)

      Synonym: fog

      Könyvet tart a kezében. ― He holds a book in his hand.

   2. (transitive) to support (keep in the same place, withstanding its weight)

      Synonyms: támaszt, megtámaszt, megtart

      Antonym: elenged (“to let go”)

      A falak tartják a tetőt. ― The walls support the roof.

   3. (transitive) to keep, keep up, preserve, retain (to hold something in the same status or condition, not letting it change or cease)

      Synonyms: őriz, megőriz

      A hűtő hidegen tartja az ételt. ― The refrigerator keeps the food cold.

      Tartja az iramot. ― He/she/it keeps up the pace.

   4. (transitive) to keep (not give up or relinquish)

      Synonyms: őriz, megőriz, megtart

      Tudsz titkot tartani? ― Can you keep a secret?

   5. (transitive) to keep back, hold back, hinder, detain, retain (optionally with locative suffixes)

      Synonyms: tartóztat, marasztal, hátráltat, akadályoz, gátol, visszatart, visszafog, visszafojt, elfog, megállít

   6. (transitive) to keep, observe, follow (rule, obligation, custom, tradition, or ritual)

      Synonyms: követ, betart, megtart, igazodik

   7. (transitive) to keep (to remain faithful to a given promise, word, bet or wager)

      Synonyms: betart, megtart

      (idiomatic): Tartja a szavát. ― He keeps his word. (i.e. a promise)

   8. (transitive) to keep, maintain, cultivate, foster, harbor, nurse, nurture, cherish (relationship with any acquaintance, familial relations, or bad feelings, grudge towards someone)

      Synonyms: fenntart, ápol, táplál

2. (heading) To provide some person or another being with a place to stay or a way of life, supplying them, or to keep, own something temporarily somewhere.
   1. (transitive) to employ, hire, keep, have (someone for regular service)

      Synonyms: alkalmaz, foglalkoztat

      Bejárónőt tart. ― S/he employs a daily help.

   2. (transitive) to keep, raise, farm (a pet or other animal)

      Synonyms: gondoz, gondoskodik

      Kutyát tart. ― S/he keeps a dog.

   3. (transitive) to keep, store (to hold something in the same place; with locative suffixes)

      Synonyms: tárol (“to store”), őriz (“to guard”), eltesz

      A fontos papírokat a fiókban tartom. ― I keep the important documents in the drawer.

3. (heading) To perform an action that takes some time.
   1. (transitive) to have, hold, give, conduct, perform (a lecture, performance, presentation, meeting, etc.; on something: -ról/-ről)

      Synonyms: rendez, szervez

   2. (transitive) to take (a break)

      szünetet tart ― to take a break

4. (heading) To believe, deem, consider.
   1. (transitive) to find, think, deem, consider, regard something (with -nak/-nek)

      Synonyms: gondol, vél, lát, ítél, tekint

      Ezt az ötletet jónak tartom. ― I think this is a good idea. (literally, “I find this idea good.”)

      Saját felelősségemnek tartom. ― I consider it (as) my own responsibility

   2. (transitive) to esteem, deem, regard, think highly or poorly of (with -ra/-re)

      Synonyms: becsül, értékel

      Sokra tartom ezt az embert. ― I highly think of this person.

5. (heading) To go on for a certain time, to extend to a certain limit.
   1. (intransitive, of some program, event etc.) to last, continue, go on, to be in progress (used with -tól/-től … -ig)

      Synonyms: folyik, zajlik

      Antonyms: befejeződik, végződik, véget ér (“to end”), megszakad, félbeszakad (“to be interrupted”)

      Az előadás délig tart. ― The lecture goes on until noon. (The lecture ends at noon)

      Tart még a film a tévében? ― Is the film still playing on TV?

   2. (intransitive) to take up space, extend

      Synonyms: ér, terjed

      A dugó a Petőfi utcától a Kossuth utcáig tart. ― The traffic jam extends from Petőfi Street up to Kossuth Street.

7. (heading) To be somewhere in a progress or to go somewhere.
   1. (intransitive) to be at, to have got(ten) to some point (while proceeding, momentarily describing how far a process has gone; used with locative suffixes)

      Synonyms: van, áll, jut(ott)

      A könyv elején tartok. ― I am at the beginning of the book.

      Hol tartasz a munkával? ― How far have you got with your work?

   2. (intransitive, slightly literary) to head to some direction, to be bound somewhere (with lative suffixes)

      Synonyms: megy, halad, (of a road, path, etc.) vezet

      Merre tartasz? ― Where are you headed?

   3. (intransitive, slightly literary) to join or accompany someone (with -val/-vel)

      Synonyms: megy, jön, csatlakozik

      Velünk tartasz? ― Will you join us?

   4. (intransitive, mathematics) to converge, have limit at (-hoz/-hez/-höz or -ba/-be)

      Synonym: konvergál

      A sorozat 0-hoz tart. ― The sequence converges to 0.

8. (heading) To be afraid of or sorry about something.
   1. (intransitive) to fear, to be afraid or apprehensive (of someone or something -tól/-től)

      Synonyms: fél, aggódik

      Tartok a betörőktől. ― I’m afraid of burglars.

      • 1990, Róbert Hámori, Egérderby, Budapest: Eötvös Kiadó, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 8:

        A dzsip a lépcsőháztól nem messze parkol, balra, ide tessékelnek be, a feszültség azért már oldódik, a rendőrök is érzik, tudják, nincs mitől tartaniuk, épp eléggé elfoglal engem a magam baja, nemhogy szökésre gondoljak.

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   2. (intransitive, construed with attól) to be afraid, to be regretful, to be sorry

      Synonyms: sajnál, restell

      Attól tartok, nem tudok ebben segíteni önnek/neked. ― I am afraid I cannot help you in this matter.

Adjective

tart

1. accusative singular of tar

Declension

Alternative forms

• (Early ME) teart
• tarte, terte

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tart/
• (dialectal) IPA^(key): /tɛːrt/

Adjective

tart (rare)

1. Sour, tart; having much acidity.
2. (Early Middle English) Acute, keen; showing sharpness.

Noun

tart

1. Alternative form of tarte

Related terms

• tarder

Descendants

• French: tard

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tar͈t/

Noun

tart m (genitive tarta)

1. thirst

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tart”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tar͈d/

Verb

·tart

1. first-person singular present subjunctive perfective prototonic of do·beir