egyre

== Hungarian == === Etymology === egy +‎ -re === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛɟrɛ] Hyphenation: egy‧re Rhymes: -rɛ === Numeral === egyre sublative singular of egy Szerintem egyre gondolunk. ― I guess we are thinking of the same thing. ==== Derived terms ==== === Adverb === egyre (not comparable) continually, uninterruptedly, on and on, ever egyre csak azt hajtogatja, hogy… ― s/he keeps repeating that… (chiefly with a comparative adjective or adverb) increasingly (more/less/…), more and more, less and less, …-er and …-er Napról napra egyre ügyesebb vagy! ― You’re more and more skillful day by day! Egyre kevésbé hiszek Jánosnak. ― I believe John less and less. ==== Usage notes ==== Since this adverb emphasises continuity, an ongoing process, it is not used with prefixed verbs whose prefix expresses the perfective aspect (something completed, concluded, achieved, or finished). By contrast, the possibility of inserting this adverb (or a synonym) in a sentence may indicate that the sentence has the imperfective aspect. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === egyre 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. egyre 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).