اِجْتَنَبَ (aijtanaba)to avoid

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb اِجْتَنَبَ (aijtanaba) — “to avoid”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation: اِجْتَنَبَ يَجْتَنِبُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
اِجْتَنَبَ aijtanabaيَجْتَنِبُ yajtanibuاِجْتَنِبْ aijtanibاِجْتِنَاب aijtinaāb

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to avoid

    • اِجْتَنَبَ الرَّجُلُ الطَّرِيقَ المَزْدَحِمَ.The man avoided the crowded road.
    • اِجْتَنَبَ الطَّبِيبُ إِعْطَاءَ أَيِّ تَشْخِيصٍ قَبْلَ إِجْرَاءِ الفُحُوصَاتِ اللَّازِمَةِ.The doctor avoided giving any diagnosis before conducting the necessary tests.
    • لِمَاذَا تَتَجَنَّبُ مُوَاجَهَةَ المَشَاكِلِ بِشَكْلٍ مُبَاشِرٍ؟Why do you avoid facing problems directly?
  2. 2. to abstain

    • اِجْتَنَبَ الرَّجُلُ شُرْبَ الْخَمْرِ لِأَسْبَابٍ صِحِّيَّةٍ.The man abstained from drinking alcohol for health reasons.
    • يَجْتَنِبُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ أَكْلَ لَحْمِ الْخِنْزِيرِ.Muslims abstain from eating pork.
    • اِجْتَنِبْ كُلَّ مَا يُؤْذِيكَ.Abstain from everything that harms you.
  3. 3. to keep away

    • يَجِبُ أَنْ تَجْتَنِبَ الْأَمَاكِنَ الْمُزْدَحِمَةَ لِتَحْمِيَ نَفْسَكَ.You must keep away from crowded places to protect yourself.
    • اِجْتَنَبَ الْأَطْفَالُ الْبُحَيْرَةَ لِخُطُورَتِهَا.The children kept away from the lake because of its danger.
    • اِجْتَنِبْ مَجَالِسَ السُّوءِ لِتَبْقَى سَالِمًا.Keep away from bad company to remain safe.
  4. 4. to shun

    • اجْتَنَبَ السَّائِقُ الْحُفْرَةَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ بِحَذَرٍ.The driver shunned the pothole in the road carefully.
    • يَجْتَنِبُ الْكَثِيرُونَ الْأَطْعِمَةَ الدُّهْنِيَّةَ لِصِحَّتِهِمْ.Many shun fatty foods for their health.
    • اجْتَنِبْ الْجِدَالَاتِ الْعَقِيمَةَ لِتَحْفَظَ طَاقَتَكَ.Shun futile arguments to preserve your energy.

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