végig-

From vég (“end”) +‎ -ig (“until, up to”, case suffix), literally “until the end”.

• IPA^(key): [ˈveːɡiɡ]

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• Hyphenation: vé‧gig

végig-

1. (verbal prefix) It expresses that the action takes place from the beginning of something to its end. This can refer to both place and time.

   ‎végig- + ‎megy (“to walk”) → ‎végigmegy (“to walk from the beginning of something to its end”)

   ‎végig- + ‎beszél (“to talk”) → ‎végigbeszél (“to talk through a time interval, from the beginning to its end)”)

• Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes