Meaning of tart | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To force someone or something to remain in place or in position by counteracting another force.
   transitive
2. to hold, keep (with locative suffixes or lative suffixes)
   transitive
3. third-person singular indicative past indefinite of tár
   form-of, indefinite, indicative, past, singular, third-person
4. to support (keep in the same place, withstanding its weight)
   transitive
5. to keep, keep up, preserve, retain (to hold something in the same status or condition, not letting it change or cease)
   transitive
6. to keep (not give up or relinquish)
   transitive
7. to keep back, hold back, hinder, detain, retain (optionally with locative suffixes)
   transitive
8. to keep, observe, follow (rule, obligation, custom, tradition, or ritual)
   transitive
9. to keep (to remain faithful to a given promise, word, bet or wager)
   transitive
10. to keep, maintain, cultivate, foster, harbor, nurse, nurture, cherish (relationship with any acquaintance, familial relations, or bad feelings, grudge towards someone)
    transitive
11. To provide some person or another being with a place to stay or a way of life, supplying them, or to keep, own something temporarily somewhere.
    transitive
12. to employ, hire, keep, have (someone for regular service)
    transitive
13. to keep, raise, farm (a pet or other animal)
    transitive
14. to keep, store (to hold something in the same place; with locative suffixes)
    transitive
15. To perform an action that takes some time.
    transitive
16. to have, hold, give, conduct, perform (a lecture, performance, presentation, meeting, etc.; on something: -ról/-ről)
    transitive
17. to take (a break)
    transitive
18. To believe, deem, consider.
    transitive
19. to find, think, deem, consider, regard something (with -nak/-nek)
    transitive
20. to esteem, deem, regard, think highly or poorly of (with -ra/-re)
    transitive
21. To go on for a certain time, to extend to a certain limit.
    intransitive
22. to last, continue, go on, to be in progress (used with -tól/-től … -ig)
    intransitive
23. to take up space, extend
    intransitive
24. To be somewhere in a progress or to go somewhere.
    intransitive
25. to be at, to have got(ten) to some point (while proceeding, momentarily describing how far a process has gone; used with locative suffixes)
    intransitive
26. to head to some direction, to be bound somewhere (with lative suffixes)
    intransitive
27. to join or accompany someone (with -val/-vel)
    intransitive
28. to converge, have limit at (-hoz/-hez/-höz or -ba/-be)
    intransitive
29. To be afraid of or sorry about something.
    intransitive
30. to fear, to be afraid or apprehensive (of someone or something -tól/-től)
    intransitive
31. to be afraid, to be regretful, to be sorry
    intransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“Könyvet tart a kezében.”

He holds a book in his hand.

“A falak tartják a tetőt.”

The walls support the roof.

“A hűtő hidegen tartja az ételt.”

The refrigerator keeps the food cold.

“Tartja az iramot.”

He/she/it keeps up the pace.

“Tudsz titkot tartani?”

Can you keep a secret?

“(idiomatic): Tartja a szavát.”

He keeps his word. (i.e. a promise)

“Bejárónőt tart.”

S/he employs a daily help.

“Kutyát tart.”

S/he keeps a dog.

“A fontos papírokat a fiókban tartom.”

I keep the important documents in the drawer.

“szünetet tart”

to take a break

“Ezt az ötletet jónak tartom.”

I think this is a good idea.

“Saját felelősségemnek tartom.”

I consider it (as) my own responsibility

“Sokra tartom ezt az embert.”

I highly think of this person.

“Az előadás délig tart.”

The lecture goes on until noon. (The lecture ends at noon)

“Tart még a film a tévében?”

Is the film still playing on TV?

“A dugó a Petőfi utcától a Kossuth utcáig tart.”

The traffic jam extends from Petőfi Street up to Kossuth Street.

“A könyv elején tartok.”

I am at the beginning of the book.

“Hol tartasz a munkával?”

How far have you got with your work?

“Merre tartasz?”

Where are you headed?

“Velünk tartasz?”

Will you join us?

“A sorozat 0-hoz tart.”

The sequence converges to 0.

“Tartok a betörőktől.”

I’m afraid of burglars.

“A dzsip a lépcsőháztól nem messze parkol, balra, ide tessékelnek be, a feszültség azért már oldódik, a rendőrök is érzik, tudják, nincs mitől tartaniuk, épp eléggé elfoglal engem a magam baja, nemhogy szökésre gondoljak.”

“Attól tartok, nem tudok ebben segíteni önnek/neked.”

I am afraid I cannot help you in this matter.

CEFR level