beszél

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From beszéd (“speech”) +‎ -l (verb-forming suffix), the cluster -dl simplified to -ll (compare hall, vall), then -l. Also compare its obsolete form beszédl with remél, szégyell, and archaic segél derived from unassimilated earlier reményl, szégyenl, and segédl. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɛseːl] Hyphenation: be‧szél Rhymes: -eːl === Verb === beszél (intransitive, in certain phrases transitive) to speak, talk (to/with someone: -val/-vel, one-sidedly: -hoz/-hez/-höz, about something: -ról/-ről) Beszéltem az orvossal. ― I talked to the doctor. Miről beszélt az előadó? ― What did the speaker talk about? Suttogva beszéltek egymáshoz. ― They spoke to each other in whispers. (intransitive) to speak (in some language: -ul/-ül) Japánul beszéltek. ― They were speaking in Japanese. Beszélsz angolul? ― Do you speak English? (intransitive, rare, now only in set phrases) to matter, to count, to have weight, to deserve attention Synonym: számít (intransitive, construed as magáért beszél) to speak for oneself (to have obvious implications; to require no explanation) Az eredmények magukért beszélnek. ― The results speak for themselves. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== (With verbal prefixes): === References === === Further reading === beszél in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. beszél in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).