mindjárt

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Hungarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

mind (continually, all the time) +‎ jár (to go around) + -t, originally presumably in the sense “by all legwork”, “by all means”[1][2] (in which case the -t might have been the archaic locative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmiɲɟaːrt]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: mind‧járt
  • Rhymes: -aːrt

Adverb

mindjárt (not comparable)

  1. instantly, in an instant, immediately, forthwith, at once, promptly, right away
    Synonyms: hamarosan, nemsokára, rövidesen, tüstént, nyomban, máris
    Mindjárt itt a karácsony!Christmas is right around the corner!
    Mindjárt megyek!I’ll be there right away!

References

  1. ^ mindjárt in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)
  2. ^ Benkő, Loránd, ed. A magyar nyelv történeti-etimológiai szótára I–IV. (“The Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”). Budapest: Akadémiai, 1967–1984. →ISBN. Vol. 1: A–Gy (1967), vol. 2: H–O (1970), vol. 3: Ö–Zs (1976), vol. 4: index (1984).

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