vét

Of unknown origin.[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈveːt]

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vét

1. (intransitive) to wrong someone, to do wrong to someone (-nak/-nek, ellen)

   Synonyms: árt, megkárosít, megsért

   Mit vétettem ellene? ― What have I done to him?

   Mit vétettek magának? ― What have they done to you? (formal)

2. (intransitive) to transgress, violate, infringe a rule (ellen)

   Synonyms: megszeg, áthág, sért, megsért

   vét a szabály ellen ― to violate the rule

3. (intransitive) to sin (against someone or something: ellen)

   Synonyms: vétkezik, bűnt követ el

4. to err, to make a mistake

   Synonyms: hibázik, téved, hibát ejt, hibát követ el

Traditionally the phrase to express ’make a mistake’ includes the verb ejt or elkövet (i.e., hibát ejt, hibát követ el) or simply hibázik. However, sometimes the above meaning of vét (’to err’) is combined with the meaning of ’mistake’, creating the redundant form hibát vét, which is proscribed, as it would literally mean approximately “to miss a mistake” (this meaning is still present in elvét, ’to miss’).[2]

• vétek
• vétkes
• vétkezik
• vétlen
• vétség

(With verbal prefixes):

• elvét

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vɛt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vɛt̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vɛk̚˦˥] ~ [jɛk̚˦˥]

Compare quét.

vét (𢪏, 𢵼)

1. (colloquial) to dredge, to cleanse the bottom

From French veste.

vét

1. suit jacket; blazer
2. (clothing) suit
3. tuxedo