megér

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See also: meger, méger, and мегер

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛɡeːr]
  • Hyphenation: meg‧ér
  • Rhymes: -eːr

Etymology 1

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meg- +‎ ér (to be worth)

Verb

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megér

  1. (transitive) to be worth something, to pay off (money, trouble, or other investment; emphasizing that its worth or value is no less than the specified amount, as opposed to unprefixed ér)
Usage notes
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  • Just like the English counterpart (to be) worth it, this verb is often used with a dummy (definite) object, which is expressed in Hungarian by the definite-object conjugation: megéri.
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Expressions

Etymology 2

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meg- +‎ ér (to reach)

Verb

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megér

  1. (transitive) to live to see, see the day (to experience in one’s lifetime)
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See also

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Further reading

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  • (to live to see): megér 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
  • (to be worth a specific amount): megér 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