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Etymology

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From Middle English beleden, from Old English belǣdan (to lead astray), from Proto-West Germanic *bilaidijan, equivalent to be- +‎ lead. Cognate with Dutch beleiden, German beleiten.

Verb

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belead (third-person singular simple present beleads, present participle beleading, simple past and past participle beled)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To lead away.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To lead; conduct.

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  • (to lead away; to lead, conduct): Oxford English Dictionary

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Hungarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From bele- +‎ ad (to give).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛlɛɒd]
  • Hyphenation: be‧le‧ad
  • Rhymes: -ɒd

Verb

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belead

  1. (transitive, literally) to give (something) by putting it into something (-ba/-be)
    Hypernym: beletesz
    1. (transitive, music, rare) to blow (air) into a wind instrument
  2. (transitive) to contribute (something) to a larger whole (-ba/-be)
    Synonyms: hozzáad, hozzájárul, hozzátesz
    1. (transitive) to put (an ingredient) into something (-ba/-be)
      Synonyms: beletesz, hozzáad
    2. (transitive) to contribute (money) to a fund etc. (-ba/-be)
  3. (transitive) to put in (one's skill, effort etc.) into something (-ba/-be)
    Synonym: beletesz
    Mindent beleadtunk a győzelem érdekében.We gave our all to win.
  4. (reflexively, as beleadja magát, with definite conjugation, literary) to give in to, to surrender oneself to an emotion, fate etc. (-ba/-be)
    Synonyms: rábíz, megad
    • 1897, William Makepeace Thackeray, translated by Károly Szász, Béla Szász, chapter XV, in Esmond Henrik, Anna királynő ő felsége ezredesének önéletrajza, 2nd edition, volume II, Budapest: Franklin-Társulat, translation of The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. [], page 103:
      E szégyenen Esmondnak mind keresztül kellett menni; s ő beleadta magát, föllázadt, s újra meghunyászkodva jött vissza.
      [original: All this ſhame, Mr. Eſmond had to undergo; and he ſubmitted, and revolted, and preſently came crouching back for more.]

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Further reading

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  • belead 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
  • belead in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).