elvesz
Pronunciation: [ˈɛlvɛs]
“elvesz” is a Hungarian word. Its 11 meanings in English:
verb
- to take away (to remove and put in a different place)
- to bereave, deprive, take away (by violence; from someone: -tól/-től)
- to expropriate (to deprive a person of their private property for public use)
- to steal, rob (to take illegally)
- to deprive, confiscate (to remove something so that a person no longer has it; from someone: -tól/-től)
- to take, take up, consume (place, time)
- to occupy, block, shut out, obstruct (a view etc.)
- to take, accept, receive (something offered or given)
- to get married, marry, wed
- to get (one’s just deserts); to be rewarded or punished
- synonym of kivon (“to subtract”)
Etymology
el- + vesz
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