elvár

See also: elvar

Hungarian

Etymology

el- + vár (to wait, expect)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlvaːr]
  • Hyphenation: el‧vár
  • Rhymes: -aːr

Verb

elvár

  1. (transitive) to expect someone (-tól/-től) to do something (consider obligatory or required or reasonably due)
    Elvárom tőled, hogy elmosogass magad után.I expect you to do the dishes after yourself.

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Further reading

  • elvár 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
  • elvár in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
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