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Meaning of bevesz | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
[ˈbɛvɛs]

Definitions

  1. to take, remove (from somewhere: -ból/-ből) (while being inside, to reach out and grab something that is outside of that same place and carry it to the inside)
    transitive
  2. to take (to receive medicine into one's body on a single occasion)
    transitive
  3. to take (to be able to consume food or drink)
    transitive
  4. to take in (-ból/-ből) (to shorten a garment or make it smaller)
    transitive
  5. to admit, accept (into: -ba/-be) (to grant entrance into a group as a member)
    transitive
  6. to earn, receive, take in (to earn as salary)
    colloquial, transitive
  7. to take, capture, occupy (to take control of after a fight, by force)
    transitive
  8. to buy, believe (to accept as true)
    figuratively, transitive
  9. to settle in, ensconce, nestle (in somewhere: -ba/-be) (to go somewhere and settle comfortably or perhaps hide)

Equivalents

Examples

“Bevettem a karácsonyi díszeket a kirakatból.”

I took the Christmas ornaments from the shop window.

“Bevetted a gyógyszert?”

Did you take the medication?

“Az alkoholt nem veszi be a gyomrom.”

My stomach can't take alcohol.

“Mikor lefogytam, minden ruhámból bevettem.”

When I lost weight, I took all my clothes in.

“Tavaly bevettek a válogatottba.”

Last year I was accepted into the national team.

“Bevették magukat a hegyekbe és eltűntek.”

They had gone into the mountains and disappeared.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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