حَاوَلَ (ḥaāwala)to try

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

Conjugation: حَاوَلَ يُحَاوِلُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
حَاوَلَ ḥaāwalaيُحَاوِلُ yuḥaāwiluحَاوِلْ ḥaāwilمُحَاوَلَة muḥaāwalaa

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to try

    • حَاوَلَ الوَلَدُ القَفْزَ.The boy tried to jump.
    • لَمْ تُجْدِ مُحَاوَلَاتُهُ نَفْعًا.His attempts were of no use.
    • حَاوَلَ الفَنَّانُ بِجِدٍّ تَصْوِيرَ المَنْظَرِ الطَّبِيعِيِّ بِأَلْوَانٍ زَاهِيَةٍ.The artist tried hard to depict the natural landscape with bright colors.
  2. 2. to attempt

    • حَاوَلَ الوُصُولَ إِلَى القِمَّةِ.He attempted to reach the summit.
    • حَاوَلَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ تَطْوِيرَ مُنْتَجَاتِهَا.The company attempted to develop its products.
    • لِمَاذَا لَمْ تُحَاوِلْ مُسَاعَدَتَهُ؟Why didn't you attempt to help him?
  3. 3. to try, to attempt

    • حَاوَلَ الطِّفْلُ أَنْ يَمْشِيَ وَحْدَهُ.The child tried to walk alone.
    • يُحَاوِلُ الطَّبِيبُ إِنْقَاذَ حَيَاةِ المَرِيضِ.The doctor tries to save the patient's life.
    • لِمَاذَا لَمْ تُحَاوِلْ حَلَّ المُشْكِلَةِ بِنَفْسِكَ؟Why didn't you try to solve the problem yourself?
  4. 4. to try, attempt

    • حَاوَلَ الطِّفْلُ أَنْ يَمْشِيَ خُطُوَاتِهِ الأُولَى.The child tried to take his first steps.
    • يُحَاوِلُ الْفَرِيقُ تَحْقِيقَ الْفَوْزِ فِي الْمُبَارَاةِ الْقَادِمَةِ.The team is trying to achieve victory in the next match.
    • لَقَدْ حَاوَلَتْ جَاهِدَةً أَنْ تُقْنِعَ وَالِدَيْهَا بِفِكْرَتِهَا الْجَدِيدَةِ، لَكِنَّهَا لَمْ تَنْجَحْ.She tried hard to convince her parents of her new idea, but she did not succeed.
  5. 5. to learn (try / attempt)

  6. 6. to try, try

    • حَاوَلَ الطِّفْلُ أَنْ يَمْشِيَ خُطُوَاتِهِ الأُولَى.The child tried to take his first steps.
    • يُحَاوِلُ الْفَرِيقُ تَحْقِيقَ الْفَوْزِ فِي الْمُبَارَاةِ الْقَادِمَةِ.The team is trying to achieve victory in the next match.
    • لَقَدْ حَاوَلَتْ جَاهِدَةً أَنْ تُقْنِعَ وَالِدَيْهَا بِفِكْرَتِهَا الْجَدِيدَةِ، لَكِنَّهَا لَمْ تَنْجَحْ.She tried hard to convince her parents of her new idea, but she did not succeed.
  7. 7. to undertake (try / attempt)

    • حَاوَلَ الطَّالِبُ إِتْمَامَ وَاجِبَاتِهِ قَبْلَ النَّوْمِ.The student tried to complete his homework before sleeping.
    • يُحَاوِلُ الْعَالِمُ إِيجَادَ عِلَاجٍ لِلْمَرَضِ الْجَدِيدِ.The scientist is attempting to find a cure for the new disease.
    • حَاوَلَتِ الْحُكُومَةُ تَنْفِيذَ إِصْلَاحَاتٍ اقْتِصَادِيَّةٍ جَذْرِيَّةٍ لِتَحْسِينِ مُسْتَوَى الْمَعِيشَةِ.The government attempted to implement radical economic reforms to improve the standard of living.
  8. 8. tried

    • حَاوَلَ الطَّالِبُ فَهْمَ الدَّرْسِ الصَّعْبِ مِرَارًا وَتَكْرَارًا.The student tried to understand the difficult lesson repeatedly.
    • لَقَدْ حَاوَلْتُ الاتِّصَالَ بِكَ لَكِنَّ خَطَّكَ كَانَ مَشْغُولًا.I tried to call you, but your line was busy.
    • تُحَاوِلُ الشَّرِكَةُ تَحْسِينَ خِدْمَاتِهَا لِإِرْضَاءِ الْعُمَلَاءِ.The company tries to improve its services to satisfy customers.

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