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Meaning of dönt | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2 Frequent
[ˈdønt]

Definitions

  1. to decide on or about something (-ban/-ben or -ról/-ről) (often used with úgy)
    ambitransitive
  2. to tip, overturn, turn over (to change an object's position from vertical to horizontal)
    transitive
  3. to lean, prop, rest (against something -nak/-nek or -hoz/-hez/-höz) (to find a stable position for an object next to a vertical surface)
    transitive
  4. to pour (a liquid or a granular solid matter) somewhere in great quantity
    transitive
  5. to chugalug (to swallow (a container of beer etc.) without pausing)
    transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“Middle-voice counterpart: dől”
“Úgy döntött, hogy hazamegy.”

S/he decided to go home.

“Ebben a kérdésben nem tudok dönteni.”

I cannot decide on this matter.

“Mikor döntesz a lakásról?”

When will you decide about the flat?

“A falnak döntötte a biciklit.”

S/he propped the bike against the wall.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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