أَعْرَضَ (aaʿraḍa)to turn away

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

Conjugation: أَعْرَضَ يُعْرِضُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
أَعْرَضَ aaʿraḍaيُعْرِضُ yuʿriḍuأَعْرِضْ aaʿriḍإِعْرَاض iiʿraāḍ

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to turn away

    • أَعْرَضَ الرَّجُلُ عَنْ سُؤَالِهِ بِجَفَاءٍ.The man turned away from his question rudely.
    • أَعْرَضَ المُتَّهَمُ عَنْ شَاهِدِ الزُّورِ.The accused turned away from the false witness.
    • لِمَاذَا أَعْرَضْتَ عَنْ نَصِيحَتِي يَا صَدِيقِي؟Why did you turn away from my advice, my friend?
  2. 2. to offer

    • أَعْرَضَ الْبَائِعُ الْبِضَاعَةَ عَلَى الزَّبَائِنِ.The seller offered the goods to the customers.
    • أَعْرَضَ الْفَنَّانُ لَوْحَاتِهِ فِي الْمَعْرِضِ.The artist offered his paintings in the exhibition.
    • أَعْرَضَ الْمُتَحَفُ الْقِطَعَ الْأَثَرِيَّةَ لِلزُّوَّارِ.The museum offered the ancient artifacts to visitors.
  3. 3. to expose Hari and Hermione

  4. 4. to refrain

    • أَعْرَضَ الرَّجُلُ عَنِ الشَّهَادَةِ فِي الْمَحْكَمَةِ.The man refrained from testifying in court.
    • أَعْرَضَتِ الْفَتَاةُ عَنْ أَكْلِ الْحَلْوَى بَعْدَ الْعَشَاءِ.The girl refrained from eating sweets after dinner.
    • أَعْرَضْنَا عَنِ الْحَدِيثِ فِي الْمَوْضُوعِ الْحَسَّاسِ.We refrained from speaking about the sensitive topic.
  5. 5. to turn away ; to disregard

    • فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ وَانْتَظِرْ.So turn away from them and wait.
    • لَا تُعْرِضْ عَنِ الْحَقِّ.Do not turn away from the truth.
    • يُعْرِضُ الْكَسُولُ عَنِ الْعَمَلِ.The lazy person turns away from work.

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