szól

From szó (“word”) +‎ -l (verb-forming suffix). Compare the semantics of English put into words.

• IPA^(key): [ˈsoːl]

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• Rhymes: -oːl
• Homophone: soul

szól

1. (intransitive) to speak, say, talk to someone (-hoz/-hez/-höz)

   Synonym: beszél

   Szólj hozzám! ― Talk to me!

2. (transitive) to speak (to say a word, sentence)

   Synonyms: mond, (to utter, pronounce [partial synonym]) kiejt

   Egész nap keveset szólt. ― She spoke very little all day.

3. (intransitive) to be about, handle (-ról/-ről)

   Miről szól ez a mese? ― What is this tale about?

4. (intransitive) to let know, inform, notify, apprise, call (-nak/-nek)

   Synonyms: értesít, tudat, közöl, megmond, elmond, tudtára ad

   Majd szólok neki. ― I will let him/her know.

5. (intransitive) to say, react (to tell an opinion) (-hoz/-hez/-höz)

   Mit szólsz hozzá? ― What do you say about it?

   Mit szólnál, ha… ― What would you say if…

6. (intransitive) to be valid (for the specified number of people, the specified event, duration etc.; used with -ra/-re)
7. (intransitive) to be in favor of or against someone or something (used with mellette or ellene, or with phrases formed with the related postpositions)
8. (intransitive, of some text) to read, run (e.g. as follows)
9. (intransitive, of a musical instrument, telephone, radio, etc.) to sound, ring
10. (intransitive, of a bird) to call

In archaic or literary style, the long forms (with a linking vowel) are (were) common in the past tense, as well as in the present-tense conditional (even if it is short otherwise):

(With verbal prefixes):

• szól 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.