lenéz

Hungarian

Etymology

le- + néz

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛneːz]
  • Hyphenation: le‧néz
  • Rhymes: -eːz

Verb

lenéz

  1. (intransitive) to look down, to direct one's gaze downward at (-ra/-re)
    A sziklákról lenéztünk a partra.We looked down at the beach from the rocks.
  2. (transitive) to look down on, to regard with contempt
    A gazdagok gyakran lenézik a szegényeket.The rich often look down on the poor.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • lenézés

Further reading

  • lenéz 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
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