This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with végig-, occurring when the main verb does not follow the prefix directly. It can be interpreted only with the related verb form, irrespective of its position in the sentence, e.g. meg tudták volna nézni(“they could have seen it”, from megnéz). For verbs with this prefix, see végig-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.
1Semhogy and semmint are conjunctions meaning “(rather) than”, “before” (as in inkább meghal, semhogy… ― he'll rather die than…). 2Valamint is now only used in the sense of “as well as” in enumerations. 3Mindeddig/-addig mean “up until this/that point” (= egészeneddig/addig). Csak following relative pronouns expresses “-ever”, e.g. aki csak(“whoever”); is after “any” pronouns emphasizes “no matter”: akármit is(“no matter what”).
végig 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