The Hungarian word for to hold is
tart
Translations for to hold and their definitions
| tart | |
| 1. v. ((heading) To force someone or something to remain in place or in position by counteracting another force.) | |
| 2. v. to hold, keep (with -locative or -lative) | |
| Könyvet tart a kezében. - He holds a book in his hand. | |
| 3. v. to support (keep in the same place, withstanding its weight) | |
| A falak tartják a tetőt. - The walls support the roof. | |
| 4. v. to keep, keep up, preserve, retain (to hold something in the same status or condition, not letting it change or cease) | |
| A hűtő hidegen tartja az ételt. - The refrigerator keeps the food cold. | |
| Tartja az iramot. - He/she/it keeps up the pace. | |
| 5. v. to keep (not give up or relinquish) | |
| Tudsz titkot tartani? - Can you keep a secret? | |
| 6. v. to keep back, hold back, hinder, detain, retain (optionally with -locative) | |
| 7. v. to keep, observe, follow (rule, obligation, custom, tradition, or ritual) | |
| 8. v. to keep (to remain faithful to a given promise, word, bet or wager) | |
| (idiomatic): Tartja a szavát. - He keeps his word. (i.e. a promise) | |
| 9. v. to keep, maintain, cultivate, foster, harbor, nurse, nurture, cherish (relationship with any acquaintance, familial relations, or bad feelings, grudge | |
| 10. v. ((heading) To provide some person or another being with a place to stay or a way of life, supplying them, or to keep, own something temporarily somewhere.) | |
| 11. v. to employ, hire, keep, have (someone for regular service) | |
| Bejárónőt tart. - S/he employs a daily help. | |
| 12. v. to keep, raise, farm (a pet or other animal) | |
| Kutyát tart. - S/he keeps a dog. | |
| 13. v. to keep, store (to hold something in the same place; with -locative) | |
| A fontos papírokat a fiókban tartom. - I keep the important documents in the drawer. | |
| 14. v. ((heading) To perform an action that takes some time.) | |
| 15. v. to have, hold, give, conduct, perform (a lecture, performance, presentation, meeting, etc.; on something: -ról) | |
| 16. v. to take (a break) | |
| (coi, szünetet tart, to take a break) | |
| 17. v. ((heading) To believe, deem, consider.) | |
| 18. v. to find, think, deem, consider, regard something (with -nak) | |
| Ezt az ötletet jónak tartom. - I find this idea good. | |
| Saját felelősségemnek tartom. - I consider it (as) my own responsibility | |
| 19. v. to esteem, deem, regard, think highly or poorly of (with -ra) | |
| Sokra tartom ezt az embert. - I highly think of this person. | |
| 20. v. ((heading) To go on for a certain time, to extend to a certain limit.) | |
| 21. v. to last, continue, go on, to be in progress (used with -tól … -ig) | |
| Az előadás délig tart. - The lecture goes on until noon. (The lecture ends at noon) | |
| Tart még a film a tévében? - Is the film still playing on TV? | |
| 22. v. to take up space, extend | |
| A dugó a Petőfi utcától a Kossuth utcáig tart. - The traffic jam extends from Petőfi Street up to Kossuth Street. | |
| 23. v. ((heading) To be somewhere in a progress or to go somewhere.) | |
| 24. v. to be at, to have got(ten) to some point (while proceeding, momentarily describing how far a process has gone; used with -locative) | |
| A könyv elején tartok. - I am at the beginning of the book. | |
| Hol tartasz a munkával? - How far have you got with your work? | |
| 25. v. to head to some direction, to be bound somewhere (with -lative) | |
| Merre tartasz? - Where are you headed? | |
| 26. v. to join or accompany someone (with -val) | |
| Velünk tartasz? - Will you join us? | |
| 27. v. to converge, have limit at (-hoz or -ba) | |
| A sorozat 0-hoz tart. - The sequence converges to 0. | |
| 28. v. ((heading) To be afraid of or sorry about something.) | |
| 29. v. to fear, to be afraid or apprehensive (of someone or something -tól) | |
| Tartok a betörőktől. - I’m afraid of burglars. | |
| 30. v. to be afraid, to be regretful, to be sorry | |
| Attól tartok, nem tudok ebben segíteni önnek/neked. - I am afraid I cannot help you in this matter. | |
| 31. adj. accusative singular of tar |
| tartalmaz | |
| 1. v. to contain, hold, comprise |
| fenntart | |
| 1. v. to maintain (to keep up) |
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