kiválik

Hungarian

Etymology

ki- + válik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkivaːlik]
  • Hyphenation: ki‧vá‧lik
  • Rhymes: -aːlik

Verb

kiválik

  1. (intransitive) to leave, to depart from (followed by -ból/-ből) (to end one's connection or affiliation with a group, corporation, community)
    Synonym: kilép
    Két évvel ezelőtt kivált a csoportból.He left the group two years ago.
  2. (intransitive) to excel, to stand out (to be much better than others)
    Synonym: kitűnik
  3. (intransitive) to separate (to divide itself into separate pieces or substances)
    Synonym: különválik
    A tejszín kivált a tejből.The cream separated from the milk.
  4. (intransitive) to stand out (from something -ból/-ből) (to be obvious or conspicuous, in contrast to one’s surroundings)
    Synonym: kiemelkedik
    Egy kis fa vált ki a háttérből.A small tree stood out from the background.

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Further reading

  • kiválik in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
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