egyre

Hungarian

Etymology

egy +‎ -re

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛɟrɛ]

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• Hyphenation: egy‧re
• Rhymes: -rɛ

Numeral

egyre

1. sublative singular of egy

   Szerintem egyre gondolunk. ― I guess we are thinking of the same thing.

Derived terms

Compound words

• egyre-másra

 

Expressions

• egyre megy

 

Adverb

egyre (not comparable)

1. continually, uninterruptedly, on and on, ever

   egyre csak azt hajtogatja, hogy… ― s/he keeps repeating that…

2. (chiefly with a comparative adjective or adverb) increasingly (more/less/…), more and more, less and less, …-er and …-er

   Napról napra egyre ügyesebb vagy! ― You’re more and more skillful day by day!

   Egyre kevésbé hiszek Jánosnak. ― I believe John less and less.

Usage notes

Since this adverb emphasises continuity, an ongoing process, it is not used with prefixed verbs whose prefix expresses the perfective aspect (something completed, concluded, achieved, or finished). By contrast, the possibility of inserting this adverb (or a synonym) in a sentence may indicate that the sentence has the imperfective aspect.

Derived terms

• mindegyre

 

Further reading

• egyre 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
• egyre 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).