Hungarian

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Etymology

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meg- +‎ old

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛɡold]
  • Hyphenation: meg‧old
  • Rhymes: -old

Verb

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megold

  1. (transitive, of a problem, riddle) to solve (to find an answer or solution using logic)
    Synonyms: megfejt, rájön a nyitjára
  2. (transitive, literary, of a knot) to untie, undo, loosen
  3. (transitive, of a situation) to tackle, deal with, work out
  4. (transitive, of an issue, business) to settle, sort out
    Synonym: elintéz

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Expressions

Further reading

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  • megold 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