اِسْتَغَلَّ (aistaghalaa)to exploit

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

Conjugation: اِسْتَغَلَّ يَسْتَغِلُّ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
اِسْتَغَلَّ aistaghalaaيَسْتَغِلُّ yastaghiluuاِسْتَغِلَّ aistaghilaaاِسْتِغْلَال aistighlaāl

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to exploit

    • اِسْتَغَلَّ الرَّجُلُ فُرْصَةَ السَّفَرِ لِيَزُورَ عائِلَتَهُ.The man exploited the travel opportunity to visit his family.
    • لا تَسْتَغِلَّ ضَعْفَ الآخَرِينَ لِتَحْقِيقِ مَصَالِحِكَ الشَّخْصِيَّةِ.Do not exploit the weakness of others to achieve your personal interests.
    • اِسْتَغَلَّتِ الشَّرِكَةُ الْمَوَارِدَ الطَّبِيعِيَّةَ بِشَكْلٍ مُسْتَدَامٍ.The company exploited the natural resources in a sustainable manner.
  2. 2. to utilize

    • اِسْتَغَلَّ العَامِلُ فُرْصَتَهُ لِلتَّعَلُّمِ.The worker utilized his opportunity to learn.
    • اِسْتَغَلَّتِ الحُكُومَةُ المَوَارِدَ الطَّبِيعِيَّةَ لِتَنْفِيعِ الاِقْتِصَادِ الوَطَنِيِّ.The government utilized the natural resources for the benefit of the national economy.
    • أَلَمْ يَجِبْ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَسْتَغِلَّ وَقْتَكَ بِشَكْلٍ أَفْضَلَ بَدَلًا مِنْ إِضَاعَتِهِ؟Shouldn't you have utilized your time better instead of wasting it?
  3. 3. to be occupied

    • اسْتَغَلَّ الْعَامِلُ بِعَمَلِهِ طَوَالَ النَّهَارِ.The worker was occupied with his work all day.
    • اسْتَغَلَّتِ الْأُمُّ بِتَرْبِيَةِ أَبْنَائِهَا.The mother was occupied with raising her children.
    • اسْتَغَلَّ الطَّالِبُ بِدِرَاسَتِهِ لِلِامْتِحَانِ.The student was occupied with his study for the exam.
  4. 4. to be preoccupied

    • اِسْتَغَلَّ الرَّجُلُ بِأَعْمَالِهِ عَنِ الزِّيَارَةِ.The man was preoccupied with his work instead of visiting.
    • اِسْتَغَلَّتِ المَرْأَةُ بِتَرْبِيَةِ أَوْلَادِهَا.The woman was preoccupied with raising her children.
  5. 5. to earn a living

    • اِسْتَغَلَّ الرَّجُلُ بِعَمَلٍ شَرِيفٍ لِيُعِيلَ أُسْرَتَهُ.The man earned a living through honest work to support his family.
    • اِسْتَغَلَّتِ الْمَرْأَةُ بِخِيَاطَةِ الثِّيَابِ لِتَكْسِبَ قُوتَ يَوْمِهَا.The woman earned a living by sewing clothes to gain her daily bread.
  6. 6. to make use of

    • اِسْتَغَلَّ الْفُرْصَةَ لِيَتَعَلَّمَ شَيْئًا جَدِيدًا.He made use of the opportunity to learn something new.
    • يَسْتَغِلُّ الْعُمَّالُ وَقْتَ الْفَرَاغِ لِلرَّاحَةِ.The workers make use of their free time to rest.
    • اِسْتَغِلَّ مَوَاهِبَكَ لِتُحَقِّقَ النَّجَاحَ.Make use of your talents to achieve success.
  7. 7. to occupy oneself

    • اِسْتَغَلَّ نَفْسَهُ بِقِرَاءَةِ الْكُتُبِ الْمُفِيدَةِ.He occupied himself with reading useful books.
    • اِسْتَغَلَّتْ نَفْسَهَا بِتَعَلُّمِ لُغَةٍ جَدِيدَةٍ.She occupied herself with learning a new language.
    • اِسْتَغَلَّ الْعُمَّالُ أَنْفُسَهُمْ بِإِصْلَاحِ الْآلَةِ.The workers occupied themselves with repairing the machine.
  8. 8. to take advantage

    • اِسْتَغَلَّ الْفُرْصَةَ لِيُحَقِّقَ أَهْدَافَهُ.He took advantage of the opportunity to achieve his goals.
    • يَسْتَغِلُّ بَعْضُ النَّاسِ ضَعْفَ الْآخَرِينَ لِمَصَالِحِهِمْ الشَّخْصِيَّةِ.Some people take advantage of others' weaknesses for their personal interests.
    • لَا تَدَعْ أَحَدًا يَسْتَغِلُّكَ أَبَدًا.Never let anyone take advantage of you.

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