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5 تَأَخَّيْتَ ذ , and the inf.n. تَأَخٍ: see 1, in three places. -A2- تَأَخَّيْتُ أَخًا I adopted a brother: (S, K:) or [تَأَخَّيْتُهُ signifies] I called him brother. (K.) ― -b2- تَأَخَّيْتُ الشَّىْءَ, (S, K, TA,) or بِالشَّىْ, (Msb,) I sought, endeavoured after, pursued, or endeavoured to reach or attain or obtain, the thing; (S, Msb, K, TA;) as the brother does the brother; and in the same manner the verb is used with a man for its object: but تَوَخَّيْتُ, in the same sense, is more common. (TA.) You say, تَأَخَّيْتُ مَحَبَّتَكَ I sought, &c., thy love, or affection. (TA in art. وخى.)