belead

English

Etymology

From Middle English beleden, from Old English belǣdan (“to lead astray”), from Proto-West Germanic *bilaidijan, equivalent to be- +‎ lead. Cognate with Dutch beleiden, German beleiten.

Verb

belead (third-person singular simple present beleads, present participle beleading, simple past and past participle beled)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To lead away.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To lead; conduct.

References

  • (to lead away; to lead, conduct): Oxford English Dictionary

Anagrams

Hungarian

Alternative forms

  • beléad (dialectal)

Etymology

From bele- +‎ ad (“to give”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛlɛɒd]
  • Hyphenation: be‧le‧ad
  • Rhymes: -ɒd

Verb

belead

  1. (transitive, literally) to give (something) by putting it into something (-ba/-be)
    Hypernym: beletesz
    1. (transitive, music, rare) to blow (air) into a wind instrument
      • 1911, Dezső Malonyay, “A pásztor művészkedése”, in A magyar nép művészete, volume 3, Budapest: Franklin-Társulat, page 236:
        Tamás József oroszhelyi kanász ugyanis azt mondja, hogy a furuglyába a levegőt, a dörmögést neki kell beléadni; ugy is tud furuglyázni, hogy nem dörmög. A furuglya sípol, fütyül ha fenn belefújnak s a lyukakat nem fogják be.
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (transitive) to contribute (something) to a larger whole (-ba/-be)
    Synonyms: hozzáad, hozzájárul, hozzátesz
    1. (transitive) to put (an ingredient) into something (-ba/-be)
      Synonyms: beletesz, hozzáad
    2. (transitive) to contribute (money) to a fund etc. (-ba/-be)
  3. (transitive) to put in (one's skill, effort etc.) into something (-ba/-be)
    Synonym: beletesz
    Mindent beleadtunk a győzelem érdekében. ― We gave our all to win.
  4. (reflexively, as beleadja magát, with definite conjugation, literary) to give in to, to surrender oneself to an emotion, fate etc. (-ba/-be)
    Synonyms: rábíz, megad
    • 1897, William Makepeace Thackeray, translated by Károly Szász, Béla Szász, chapter XV, in Esmond Henrik, Anna királynő ő felsége ezredesének önéletrajza, 2nd edition, volume II, Budapest: Franklin-Társulat, translation of The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. […], page 103:
      E szégyenen Esmondnak mind keresztül kellett menni; s ő beleadta magát, föllázadt, s újra meghunyászkodva jött vissza.
      [original: All this ſhame, Mr. Eſmond had to undergo; and he ſubmitted, and revolted, and preſently came crouching back for more.]

Conjugation

Conjugation of belead
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. beleadok beleadsz belead beleadunk beleadtok beleadnak
def. beleadom beleadod beleadja beleadjuk beleadjátok beleadják
2nd obj beleadlak
past indef. beleadtam beleadtál beleadott beleadtunk beleadtatok beleadtak
def. beleadtam beleadtad beleadta beleadtuk beleadtátok beleadták
2nd obj beleadtalak
future
Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. bele fog adni.
archaic
preterite 		indef. beleadék beleadál beleada beleadánk beleadátok beleadának
def. beleadám beleadád beleadá beleadánk beleadátok beleadák
2nd obj beleadálak
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. belead vala, beleadott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. beleadandok beleadandasz beleadand beleadandunk beleadandotok beleadandanak
def. beleadandom beleadandod beleadandja beleadandjuk beleadandjátok beleadandják
2nd obj beleadandalak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. beleadnék beleadnál beleadna beleadnánk beleadnátok beleadnának
def. beleadnám beleadnád beleadná beleadnánk
(or beleadnók) 		beleadnátok beleadnák
2nd obj beleadnálak
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. beleadott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. beleadjak beleadj or
beleadjál 		beleadjon beleadjunk beleadjatok beleadjanak
def. beleadjam beleadd or
beleadjad 		beleadja beleadjuk beleadjátok beleadják
2nd obj beleadjalak
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. beleadott légyen
infinitive beleadni beleadnom beleadnod beleadnia beleadnunk beleadnotok beleadniuk
other
forms 		verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
beleadás beleadó beleadott beleadandó beleadva (beleadván) beleadat
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular
(and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem ad bele or bele is ad.
Potential conjugation of belead
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. beleadhatok beleadhatsz beleadhat beleadhatunk beleadhattok beleadhatnak
def. beleadhatom beleadhatod beleadhatja beleadhatjuk beleadhatjátok beleadhatják
2nd obj beleadhatlak
past indef. beleadhattam beleadhattál beleadhatott beleadhattunk beleadhattatok beleadhattak
def. beleadhattam beleadhattad beleadhatta beleadhattuk beleadhattátok beleadhatták
2nd obj beleadhattalak
archaic
preterite 		indef. beleadhaték beleadhatál beleadhata beleadhatánk beleadhatátok beleadhatának
def. beleadhatám beleadhatád beleadhatá beleadhatánk beleadhatátok beleadhaták
2nd obj beleadhatálak
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. beleadhat vala, beleadhatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. beleadhatandok
or beleadandhatok 		beleadhatandasz
or beleadandhatsz 		beleadhatand
or beleadandhat 		beleadhatandunk
or beleadandhatunk 		beleadhatandotok
or beleadandhattok 		beleadhatandanak
or beleadandhatnak
def. beleadhatandom
or beleadandhatom 		beleadhatandod
or beleadandhatod 		beleadhatandja
or beleadandhatja 		beleadhatandjuk
or beleadandhatjuk 		beleadhatandjátok
or beleadandhatjátok 		beleadhatandják
or beleadandhatják
2nd obj beleadhatandalak
or beleadandhatlak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. beleadhatnék beleadhatnál beleadhatna beleadhatnánk beleadhatnátok beleadhatnának
def. beleadhatnám beleadhatnád beleadhatná beleadhatnánk
(or beleadhatnók) 		beleadhatnátok beleadhatnák
2nd obj beleadhatnálak
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. beleadhatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. beleadhassak beleadhass or
beleadhassál 		beleadhasson beleadhassunk beleadhassatok beleadhassanak
def. beleadhassam beleadhasd or
beleadhassad 		beleadhassa beleadhassuk beleadhassátok beleadhassák
2nd obj beleadhassalak
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. beleadhatott légyen
infinitive (beleadhatni) (beleadhatnom) (beleadhatnod) (beleadhatnia) (beleadhatnunk) (beleadhatnotok) (beleadhatniuk)
other
forms 		positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
beleadható beleadhatatlan (beleadhatva / beleadhatván)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem adhat bele or bele is adhat.

Derived terms

Expressions
  • apait-anyait belead

Further reading

  • belead in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • belead 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).
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