Meaning of megtagad | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to deny someone something (to refuse to give or grant something, to someone: -tól/-től)
   transitive
2. to refuse something (to decline some request or demand)
   transitive
3. to renounce, recant something
   transitive
4. synonym of kitagad (“to disown, turn one’s back on someone”)
   derogatory, transitive
5. to force oneself to behave or act inconsistently with, disloyally to oneself
6. to deny, renounce oneself (not to indulge in pleasures)
7. to surpass, go beyond (one’s own self, nature, limits, or boundaries)
   derogatory

Equivalents

Examples

“János nem tagadta meg magát: az esküvőre is képes volt a szokott farmerban jönni.”

John was true to himself: he didn’t balk at coming to the wedding in his usual jeans.

CEFR level