repay
gb/ɹipˈeɪ/ us/ɹipˈeɪ/
B1
Angličtina
~ 7700
visszafizet, törleszt, meghálál, viszonoz, megtorol, megtérül
SLOVESO
B1
1
visszafizet
B1
törleszt
B2
Vzorec užití:
to repay [someone] [money] / to repay [a loan, a debt]
We should be able to repay the loan within five years.
Várhatóan öt éven belül vissza tudjuk fizetni a kölcsönt.
He finally repaid all the money he owed his parents.
Végre visszafizette a szüleinek mindazt a pénzt, amivel tartozott.
The company repaid its debts ahead of schedule.
I’ll repay you as soon as I get my paycheck.
They agreed to repay the bank in monthly installments.
Učební příklady
I must repay this loan by next year.
Jövő évig vissza kell fizetnem ezt a kölcsönt.
She repaid her friend the $50 she borrowed.
Visszafizette a barátjának az 50 dollárt, amit kölcsönkért tőle.
The bank said I can repay the money in six months.
He repaid all his debts after he got a job.
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'repay' with 'refund'. 'Repay' is used from the borrower’s side (you repay a loan), while 'refund' is usually used when a seller gives money back for a product or service. Also, 'repay' is more formal; in casual speech, 'pay back' is more common.
Význam
pay back money owed
Kolokace
repay a loan
|repay a debt
|repay the money
|repay with interest
|fully repaid
Synonyma
pay back (More informal and common in everyday speech; meaning is almost the same.)
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settle (Often used with 'a bill' or 'a debt'; slightly more formal and broader than just returning borrowed money.)
Antonyma
borrow (Means to take and use someone else’s money with the intention of repaying it later, the opposite direction of payment.)
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default (Means to fail to pay money owed, the opposite of repaying a debt.)
Témata
business
|daily life
|money
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Definice
To give back money that you borrowed or owe.
To pay back money that you have borrowed or that you owe to a person or organization.
SLOVESO
B2
2
Vzorec užití:
to repay [someone] (for) [a favor / their kindness / their support]
I can never fully repay you for all your help last year.
Sosem fogom tudni teljesen meghálálni a tavalyi sok segítségedet.
She was determined to repay their kindness by volunteering at the shelter.
Elhatározta, hogy azzal hálálja meg a kedvességüket, hogy önkénteskedik a menhelyen.
He tried to repay his mentor’s support by mentoring younger colleagues.
How could I ever repay such generosity?
They wanted to repay the favor by inviting her to stay with them.
Učební příklady
Thank you so much. I don’t know how to repay you.
Nagyon köszönöm. Nem tudom, hogyan hálálhatnám meg.
She wants to repay his kindness one day.
Szeretné egyszer meghálálni a kedvességét.
He helped me find a job, and I hope I can repay the favor.
I will repay your support by working hard.
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes use 'repay' only with money and feel unsure using it for actions. In this sense, 'repay' is often used with abstract nouns like 'kindness', 'support', or 'generosity', and you do not need to mention money. Also, saying '*repay a favor to you*' is unnatural; say 'repay you for the favor' or 'repay the favor'.
Význam
return a favor or kindness
Kolokace
repay your kindness
|repay the favor
|repay someone's support
|repay someone's generosity
|repay a kindness
Synonyma
return the favor (Informal phrase that focuses specifically on doing a similar helpful act in response.)
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show gratitude (Focuses more on the feeling and expression of thanks than on doing a concrete action in return.)
Antonyma
take for granted (Describes failing to show thanks or do anything in return, the social opposite of trying to repay kindness.)
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exploit (Means to use someone for your own benefit without trying to give anything back, opposite in attitude to repaying kindness.)
Témata
social relations
|emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definice
To do something good for someone because they did something good for you.
To respond to someone’s help, kindness, or support by doing something helpful or kind for them in return.
SLOVESO
C1
3
Vzorec užití:
to repay [someone] for [an insult / a wrong] / to repay [an insult, cruelty, trust] with [an action]
She refused to repay their cruelty with more cruelty.
Nem volt hajlandó még több kegyetlenséggel viszonozni a kegyetlenségüket.
He repaid the insult with a calm smile and walked away.
Nyugodt mosollyal viszonozta a sértést, majd elsétált.
They were tempted to repay violence with violence but chose to leave instead.
He repaid her trust with lies and manipulation.
The team is eager to repay last year’s defeat with a win.
Učební příklady
He did not want to repay hate with hate.
Nem akarta gyűlölettel viszonozni a gyűlöletet.
She repaid their bad words with silence.
A sértéseiket hallgatással viszonozta.
They repaid the attack with an even stronger attack.
He repaid her trust with a lie.
Častá chyba:
Learners may think 'repay' is only about money and miss this emotional or moral use. Note the patterns 'repay X with Y' and 'repay someone for something'. Using a direct object like '*repay him with*' without saying what you repay (e.g. 'repay him with kindness') sounds incomplete.
Význam
respond with similar treatment
Kolokace
repay an insult
|repay violence with violence
|repay cruelty with kindness
|repay someone's trust with lies
|repay evil with evil
Synonyma
retaliate (Focuses strongly on revenge or counter-attack; often more formal and more clearly negative.)
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get back at (Informal phrasal verb; more clearly about revenge than neutral matching of treatment.)
Antonyma
forgive (Means to choose not to punish or hurt someone back, the opposite of repaying a bad action.)
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let it go (Informal; means to refuse to respond or stay angry, opposite to reacting with similar treatment.)
Témata
conflict
|social relations
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definice
To answer what someone did to you by doing something similar back to them, often something bad.
To react to someone’s behavior, especially bad or unfair behavior, by treating them in a similar way.
SLOVESO
C1
FORMAL
4
Vzorec užití:
[something] repays [effort / study / investment / attention]
It’s a difficult novel, but it really repays careful study.
Nehéz regény, de igazán meghálálja az alapos tanulmányozást.
The project was risky, yet it repaid the investment many times over.
A projekt kockázatos volt, mégis sokszorosan megtérült a befektetés.
The film is slow at first, but your patience will be repaid by a powerful ending.
This old city repays a longer visit, if you have the time.
The course demands a lot of work, but it repays the effort.
Učební příklady
The book is hard to read, but it repays your time.
A könyvet nehéz olvasni, de meghálálja a ráfordított időt.
Learning this skill will repay your effort in the future.
Ha megtanulod ezt a készséget, a befektetett erőfeszítés a jövőben megtérül.
The long walk was tiring, but the view repaid us.
Serious study of the language will repay you.
Častá chyba:
This sense is often misread as financial. When we say 'a book repays study', we do not mean it gives back money; we mean it gives enough value to make the study worth it. Learners also sometimes say '*repay the time*' directly; more natural is 'repay the effort', 'repay study', or 'repay a visit'.
Význam
be worth time or effort
Kolokace
repay the effort
|repay careful study
|repay close attention
|repay investment
|repay investigation
Synonyma
reward (Very close in meaning when used of activities or efforts, but 'reward' is more common and slightly less formal.)
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be worth (More general and very common; 'repay' here sounds more formal and is often used with abstract nouns like 'study' or 'effort'.)
Antonyma
waste (If something is a waste of time or money, it does not repay the effort or cost.)
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not be worth it (Common phrase meaning the result is too small for the effort, opposite of repaying the effort.)
Témata
evaluation
|work
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
Definice
To give enough good result or pleasure so that the time, effort, or money you spent feels worth it.
Of an activity, experience, or thing: to provide enough value, pleasure, or result to make the time, effort, or cost spent on it worthwhile.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
repay
IPA
GB/ɹipˈeɪ/
US/ɹipˈeɪ/
Slabiky a přízvuk
re - pay (2 slabiky)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pay)
Tvary slova
Verb
- Base: repay
- 3rd Person Singular: repays
- Present Participle: repaying
- Past: repaid
- Past Participle: repaid
Příbuzná slova
Forms
repays
verb
repaying
verb
repaid
verb
Core family
repayment
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
unpaid
adjective A2
nonpayment
noun
Advanced or less common
repayable
adjective
Gramatické poznámky
- Irregular past: repaid Verb
- Irregular past participle: repaid Verb
Výrazy
repay in kind
1/ɹipˈeɪ ˈɪn kˈaɪnd/
idiom
respond with similar treatment
To do the same type of thing back to someone that they did to you, especially in the way you treat them.
Příklady
- They were kind to us, and we tried to repay them in kind.
- He insulted her in public, and she repaid him in kind the next day.
- She refused to repay their rudeness in kind and stayed polite.
repay the favor
2/ɹipˈeɪ ðə fˈeɪvɚ/
fixed phrase
do something helpful in return
To do something helpful for someone because they did something helpful for you before.
Příklady
- Thanks for looking after my kids; I’ll repay the favor sometime.
- He drove me to the airport, and I hope I can repay the favor soon.