bíz

Of unknown origin.[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈbiːz]

bíz

1. (transitive) to entrust something (to someone -ra/-re)

   Péterre bízom a feladatot. ― I entrust the task to Peter.

2. (reflexive) to rely on someone

   Bízd rám magad! ― Rely on me!

This verb is a member of one of those (few) quasi-homonymous verb pairs that exist both with and without an -ik ending. All suffixed forms of these pairs are identical (sometimes they can even have derived forms that coincide), with the exception of their dictionary form (the third-person singular indicative present, with or without -ik), the transitive forms if one of them is transitive (if either, it is the one without -ik) as well as an optional first-person singular indicative present indefinite form of the -ik verb. However, the meaning of these pairs is often unrelated. Examples include bán–bánik, (el)vesz–(el)veszik, ér–érik, nyúl–nyúlik, (meg)bíz–(meg)bízik and tör–törik (the latter two pairs with related meanings; tör[ik] along with their verbal prefixes). Therefore one may well need to check the context and the verb arguments to ascertain which member of the verb pair is relevant.

(With verbal prefixes):

• elbíz
• megbíz
• rábíz

• bízik