elalszik

el- +‎ alszik

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlɒlsik]
• Hyphenation: el‧al‧szik

elalszik

1. (intransitive) to fall asleep, drift off, go to sleep

   Synonyms: álomba merül, elszenderül (literary), álomba szenderül (literary)

2. (intransitive) to oversleep (miss something by sleeping)

   Synonyms: túl sokáig alszik, túl későn ébred

3. (intransitive, of fire or a candle) to burn out, to be extinguished

   Synonyms: kialszik, kihuny (literary)

4. (intransitive) to die away, die down (of a matter or case: get out of people's focus)
5. (transitive) to have some body part gone to sleep (go stiff due to the wrong lying position)

The transitive forms are only used when referring to a body part going stiff while asleep.

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