dédelget
B2
Hungarian
nurse, cherish, caress, harbor, harbour, nurture
VERB
B2
1
nurse
B2
Usage pattern:
tervet/álmot/vágyat dédelget
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Meaning
To protect something carefully over time
Themes
nurture
|goals
|persistence
|development
|savings
|daily_life
|work
|business
Definition
To hold onto or manage something with great care over a period of time, often to preserve or develop it.
VERB
B2
1
cherish
C1
Usage pattern:
emléket/reményt dédelget; azt a reményt dédelgeti, hogy ...
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Meaning
hold a thought or memory dear
Themes
memory
|hope
|emotion
|value
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To keep a pleasant memory, idea, or hope in your mind and value it deeply over time.
VERB
C1
LITERARY
1
caress
C2
Usage pattern:
dédelget egy reményt/gondolatot/vágyat
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Meaning
hold or think of an idea tenderly
Themes
emotion
|hope
|idea
|cherishing
|literary
|mental_state
|emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To keep an idea, hope, or wish in your mind and treat it with special care or pleasure, as if it were something very precious.
VERB
B2
2
harbor
B2
Usage pattern:
reményt/tervet/vágyat/szándékot dédelget
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Meaning
Keep thought or feeling inside
Themes
emotions
|thoughts
|attitude
|secrecy
|resentment
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To hold a thought, feeling, or intention in one's mind, often secretly and for a long time.
VERB
C1
2
harbour
B2
Usage pattern:
álmot/tervet/reményt dédelget
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Meaning
keep a feeling in mind
Themes
emotions
|thoughts
|memory
|attitudes
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To keep a feeling, idea, or thought in your mind for a long time, especially secretly or when it is negative.
VERB
B2
2
nurture
C1
Usage pattern:
vágyat/tervet/sérelmet dédelget
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Meaning
encourage a feeling or idea
Themes
feelings
|ideas
|attitudes
|development
|cultivation
|personal_growth
|community
|emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To help a feeling, idea, attitude, or quality to grow stronger or more fully developed over time, often within yourself or another person.
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