hisz

• IPA^(key): [ˈhis]

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• Hyphenation: hisz
• Rhymes: -is

Of unknown origin.^[1]

hisz

1. (transitive) to believe (to find a statement or utterance true or to find or an event/feature existing)

   Synonym: elhisz

   Egy szavát sem hiszem. ― I don’t believe a single word of his/hers.

2. (intransitive) to believe, trust, have confidence in someone or something (to find it true what someone or something claims or communicates; with -nak/-nek)

   Synonym: bízik

   Hiszek neked. ― I believe you.

   Nem hittem a szememnek! ― I couldn’t believe my eyes!

3. (transitive) to believe (to find a prospective event or a statement about the future definite, to be convinced of its certainty or occurrence)

   Synonym: meg van győződve

   Hiszem, hogy egyszer jobb lesz a világ. ― I believe the world will be better one day.

4. (intransitive, in statements with azt or úgy, or in negations) to think, suppose, guess (to be of opinion about some situation, state, or change [that it will probably happen])

   Synonyms: gondol, vél, vélekedik, gyanít

   Azt hiszem, hogy szerencsénk volt. ― I think we were lucky.

   Nem hiszem, hogy elérjük a buszt. ― I don't think we will catch the bus.

5. (intransitive) to believe in, to have faith in (to be convinced of someone’s existence or power; with -ban/-ben)

   Hiszek a boldogságban. ― I believe in happiness.

6. (intransitive) to believe in, to have faith in (to be convinced of someone’s value, talent, honesty, sincerity etc.; with -ban/-ben)

   Hiszek benned. ― I believe in you.

7. (transitive) to think, guess, reckon about someone or something (to consider, judge, regard, or look upon [something] as)

   Synonym: gondol

   Ne hidd, hogy ez így van. ― Don’t think that it’s true. or Don’t think that’s the case.

8. (transitive) to believe, consider, judge, deem someone or something to be something (with -nak/-nek)

   Synonyms: gondol, tart

   Már nem az az ember vagyok, akit hősnek hittem. ― I am no longer the person I believed to be a hero.

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Shortened from hiszen.^[1]

hisz

2. Alternative form of hiszen:
   1. as, because; said if something follows obviously for the speaker

      Itt vagyok, hisz megígértem, hogy eljövök! ― I am here, of course, as I promised I would come.

   2. hey, but, why; said when realizing something or wanting someone else to realize something

      Hisz ez nem is nehéz! ― Hey, this isn't even difficult!

hisz (plural hiszek)

2. (music) B-sharp (a tone one semitone higher than a B, denoted B♯)

   Coordinate terms: cisz, disz, eisz, fisz, gisz, aisz

• (to believe): hisz 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
• (as, because): hisz , redirecting to hiszen 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