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vált

Pronunciation: [ˈvaːlt]

“vált” is a Hungarian word. Its 10 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to change, replace, exchange (to supply or substitute an equivalent for)
  2. to change (to make something into something different)
  3. to exchange, switch, trade (objects, words, etc.)
  4. to change, turn, become (-ra/-re)
  5. to follow, replace, succeed (to take the place of; to fulfill the end or office of)
  6. to book (a ticket)
  7. to change (money) for smaller denominations
  8. to convert (money) into another currency
  9. to shift gears (to change the gear in a motor vehicle)
  10. to turn (to change one's direction of travel)

Etymology

From the vál- stem of válik (“[intr.] to separate”, growing apart) + -t (causative suffix). For the suffix, compare olt (“to graft”, getting something into something else) and kelt (“wake [somebody] up”).

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