بَسَطَ (basaṭa)to extend

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

Conjugation (1): بَسَطَ يَبْسُطُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
بَسَطَ basaṭaيَبْسُطُ yabsuṭuاُبْسُطْ aubsuṭبَسْط basṭ

Conjugation (2): بَسَّطَ يُبَسِّطُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
بَسَّطَ basaaṭaيُبَسِّطُ yubasiiṭuبَسِّطْ basiiṭتَبْسِيط tabsīṭ

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to extend

    • بَسَطَ المُعَلِّمُ يَدَهُ لِلطَّالِبِ.The teacher extended his hand to the student.
    • بَعْدَ سَنَوَاتٍ مِنَ الصِّرَاعِ، بَسَطَ القَائِدُ يَدَ السَّلَامِ لِأَعْدَائِهِ السَّابِقِينَ، دَاعِيًا إِلَى مُصَالَحَةٍ وَطَنِيَّةٍ.After years of conflict, the leader extended the hand of peace to his former enemies, calling for national reconciliation.
  2. 2. to spread

    • بَسَطَ الفَلَّاحُ البِذُورَ فِي الأَرْضِ.The farmer spread the seeds in the ground.
    • تَبْسُطُ الشَّمْسُ أَشِعَّتَهَا عَلَى الأَرْضِ.The sun spreads its rays on the earth.
    • بَسَطَ الرَّسَّامُ الأَلْوَانَ عَلَى اللَّوْحَةِ بِحِرْفِيَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ لِيُبْدِعَ عَمَلًا فَنِّيًّا رَائِعًا.The painter spread the colors on the canvas with high professionalism to create a magnificent work of art.
  3. 3. to explain

    • بَسَطَ الْمُعَلِّمُ الْفِكْرَةَ لِلطُّلَّابِ بِوُضُوحٍ.The teacher explained the idea to the students with clarity.
    • لَمْ يَبْسُطِ الْمُتَحَدِّثُ كُلَّ التَّفَاصِيلِ فِي عَرْضِهِ.The speaker did not explain all the details in his presentation.
    • هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ أَنْ تَبْسُطَ لِي هَذِهِ النُّقْطَةَ الْمُعَقَّدَةَ؟Can you explain to me this complex point?
  4. 4. to extend, to spread

    • بَسَطَ الرَّجُلُ سِجَّادَةً جَدِيدَةً فِي غُرْفَةِ الْمَعِيشَةِ.The man spread a new rug in the living room.
    • تَبْسُطُ الشَّمْسُ أَشِعَّتَهَا الدَّافِئَةَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ كُلَّ صَبَاحٍ.The sun extends its warm rays over the earth every morning.
    • لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَبْسُطْ يَدَكَ لِلْمُسَاعَدَةِ عِنْدَمَا رَأَيْتَ الْحَاجَةَ؟Why didn't you extend your hand to help when you saw the need?
  5. 5. to simplify, to be open

    • بَسَّطَ الْمُعَلِّمُ الشَّرْحَ.The teacher simplified the explanation.
    • بَسَّطَ الْكَاتِبُ الْفِكْرَةَ الْمُعَقَّدَةَ.The writer simplified the complex idea.
    • بَسَّطَ الْمُهَنْدِسُ التَّصْمِيمَ لِيَكُونَ أَسْهَلَ فِي التَّنْفِيذِ.The engineer simplified the design to make it easier to implement.
  6. 6. to expand

    • قَرَّرَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ أَنْ تَبْسُطَ نِطَاقَ أَعْمَالِهَا لِيَشْمَلَ أَسْوَاقًا جَدِيدَةً فِي المِنْطَقَةِ.The company decided to expand the scope of its operations to include new markets in the region.
    • يَبْسُطُ النَّجَّارُ الْخَشَبَ عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ لِيَقْطَعَهُ.The carpenter expands the wood on the table to cut it.
    • بَسَطَ الْبَائِعُ الْقُمَاشَ لِيُرِيَ الْعَمِيلَ جَوْدَتَهُ.The seller expanded the fabric to show the customer its quality.
  7. 7. to expound

    • بَسَطَ الْأُسْتَاذُ الْفِكْرَةَ بِوُضُوحٍ فِي الْمُحَاضَرَةِ.The professor expounded the idea with clarity in the lecture.
    • حَاوَلَ الْخَبِيرُ أَنْ يَبْسُطَ الْمَفَاهِيمَ الْمُعَقَّدَةَ لِلْجُمْهُورِ.The expert tried to expound the complex concepts to the audience.
    • لَمْ يَكُنْ هُنَاكَ وَقْتٌ كَافٍ لِيَبْسُطَ الْمُتَحَدِّثُ جَمِيعَ النِّقَاطِ.There was not enough time for the speaker to expound all the points.
  8. 8. to offer

    • بَسَطَ لَهُ الْمُدِيرُ فُرْصَةً لِلْعَمَلِ فِي الشَّرِكَةِ.The manager offered him an opportunity to work at the company.
    • بَسَطَ التَّاجِرُ بِضَاعَتَهُ أَمَامَ الزَّبَائِنِ لِيَخْتَارُوا مَا يُنَاسِبُهُمْ.The merchant offered his goods before the customers so they could choose what suits them.
    • بَسَطَ لِي صَدِيقِي يَدَ الْمُسَاعَدَةِ فِي وَقْتِ الضِّيقِ.My friend offered me a helping hand in a time of distress.

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