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elvesz

Pronunciation: [ˈɛlvɛs]

“elvesz” is a Hungarian word. Its 11 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to take away (to remove and put in a different place)
  2. to bereave, deprive, take away (by violence; from someone: -tól/-től)
  3. to expropriate (to deprive a person of their private property for public use)
  4. to steal, rob (to take illegally)
  5. to deprive, confiscate (to remove something so that a person no longer has it; from someone: -tól/-től)
  6. to take, take up, consume (place, time)
  7. to occupy, block, shut out, obstruct (a view etc.)
  8. to take, accept, receive (something offered or given)
  9. to get married, marry, wed
  10. to get (one’s just deserts); to be rewarded or punished
  11. synonym of kivon (“to subtract”)

Etymology

el- + vesz

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