ül

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• IPA^(key): [ˈyl]

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ül

1. (intransitive) to sit, to be in a sitting position
2. (transitive, informal) to serve time

   Tíz évet ült gyilkosságért. ― He served 10 years for murder.

3. (transitive, intransitive, of a feeling or quality) to appear, to be there

   Szomorúság ült a szemében. ― There was sadness in her eyes.

   Csend ült a szobára. ― There was silence in the room.

4. (slang) hit home, strike a chord (to get the desired effect, as of a joke)

This verb implies ongoing state. To describe a change in state, use the derived verbs leül (“to sit down”), as in a change from standing to sitting, or felül (“to sit up”), as in a change from lying down or slouching to sitting.

• ücsörög
• üldögél
• üledék
• ülep
• ülepedik
• ülepszik
• ülés
• ültet

(With verbal prefixes):

(Expressions):

• börtönben ül
• tűkön ül
• ül a babérjain