اِعْتَمَدَ (aiʿtamada)to rely on

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

Conjugation: اِعْتَمَدَ يَعْتَمِدُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
اِعْتَمَدَ aiʿtamadaيَعْتَمِدُ yaʿtamiduاِعْتَمِدْ aiʿtamidاِعْتِمَاد aiʿtimaād

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to rely on

    • نَعْتَمِدُ عَلَيْكَ فِي هَذَا المَشْرُوعِ.We rely on you for this project.
    • اِعْتَمَدَ الطَّالِبُ عَلَى مَصَادِرَ مُتَعَدِّدَةٍ لِإِعْدَادِ بَحْثِهِ.The student relied on multiple sources to prepare his research.
    • لَمْ نَعْتَمِدْ عَلَى أَيِّ مُسَاعَدَةٍ خَارِجِيَّةٍ.We did not rely on any external help.
  2. 2. to depend on

    • نَحْنُ نَعْتَمِدُ عَلَيْكَ.We depend on you.
    • يَعْتَمِدُ النَّجَاحُ عَلَى الجُهْدِ.Success depends on effort.
    • لَا تَعْتَمِدْ عَلَى الحَظِّ فَقَطْ.Do not depend only on luck.
  3. 3. to depend

    • نَعْتَمِدُ عَلَيْكَ فِي هَذَا المَشْرُوعِ.We rely on you for this project.
    • اِعْتَمَدَ الطَّالِبُ عَلَى مَصَادِرَ مُتَعَدِّدَةٍ لِإِعْدَادِ بَحْثِهِ.The student relied on multiple sources to prepare his research.
    • لَمْ نَعْتَمِدْ عَلَى أَيِّ مُسَاعَدَةٍ خَارِجِيَّةٍ.We did not rely on any external help.
  4. 4. to adopt

    • اِعْتَمَدَ الْمُدِيرُ الْخُطَّةَ الْجَدِيدَةَ.The manager adopted the new plan.
    • اِعْتَمَدَتِ الْجَامِعَةُ هَذَا الْكِتَابَ مُقَرَّرًا دِرَاسِيًّا.The university adopted this book as a curriculum.
    • لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَعْتَمِدِ الشَّرِكَةُ هَذَا الْمَشْرُوعَ؟Why did the company not adopt this project?
  5. 5. to rely

    • اِعْتَمَدَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ.Rely on yourself.
    • لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَعْتَمِدْ عَلَى خِبْرَتِهِ؟Why did you not rely on his experience?
    • اِعْتَمَدَ الْفَلَّاحُ عَلَى مِيَاهِ الْأَمْطَارِ لِرَيِّ حُقُولِهِ الْوَاسِعَةِ.The farmer relied on the rainwater to irrigate his vast fields.
  6. 6. to authorize

  7. 7. to rely on, to decide

    • يَعْتَمِدُ الْكَثِيرُ مِنَ النَّاسِ عَلَى الْإِنْتَرْنِتِ فِي الْحُصُولِ عَلَى الْمَعْلُومَاتِ.Many people rely on the internet to get information.
    • اِعْتَمَدَ الْمُدِيرُ قَرَارَ تَرْقِيَةِ الْمُوَظَّفِ الْمُجْتَهِدِ.The manager decided to promote the diligent employee.
  8. 8. to rely on, to depend on

    • اِعْتَمَدَ الطَّالِبُ عَلَى كِتَابِهِ فِي الدِّرَاسَةِ.The student relied on his book for studying.
    • تَعْتَمِدُ الشَّرِكَةُ عَلَى الْتِّقْنِيَاتِ الْحَدِيثَةِ فِي إِنْتَاجِهَا.The company relies on modern technologies in its production.
    • هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ أَنْ تَعْتَمِدَ عَلَى هَذَا الشَّخْصِ فِي الْمَهَامِّ الصَّعْبَةِ؟Can you rely on this person for difficult tasks?

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