No. 570 in Hungarian
veszi
"Veszi" means "takes" in English.
In a sentence
Ő egy könyvet vesz.
She/he is taking a book.
The word 'vesz' in 'veszi' here uses the verb 'venni' in the third person singular to express the action of taking or buying something.
Komolyan veszi a munkáját.
She/he takes her/his work seriously.
The word 'veszi' comes from 'venni' but here it is used figuratively to mean 'takes seriously' in the third person singular.
És akkor veszik át a leverést.
And then they take over the defeat.
The word 'veszik' (third person plural of 'venni') here is used to describe the act of assuming or taking responsibility, showing a broader range of its meanings.
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