Meaning of kezd | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to begin, start (to initiate or take the first step into something)
   transitive
2. to do something with something (meaningfully, with purpose), use something (-val/-vel) (usually used with mit or mihez)
   intransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“De Arszlán nem meré megvárni Musztafát, / Mindjárt Budán hagyá minden partékáját, / És nyomozni kezdé császár nagy táborát; / De úgy is megtalálá maga halálát.”

But Arslan did not dare await Mustapha, / Immediately left in Buda all his riches, / And tried to find the emperor’s great camp, / But even so he found his death. Literally: “(…) And began to look for the emperor’s great camp, (…)”

“Nem tudott mit kezdeni a szabadidejével.”

He didn't know what to do with his free time.

“Mihez kezdjek egy fél pár kesztyűvel?”

What shall I do with an odd glove?

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