دَفَعَ (dafaʿa)to push
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb دَفَعَ (dafaʿa) — “to push”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: دَفَعَ يَدْفَعُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| دَفَعَ dafaʿa | يَدْفَعُ yadfaʿu | اِدْفَعْ aidfaʿ | دَفْع dafʿ |
Meanings & examples
1. to push
- دَفَعَ الرَّجُلُ البَابَ.The man pushed the door.
- لِمَاذَا دَفَعْتَ الصُّنْدُوقَ بِكُلِّ هَذِهِ القُوَّةِ؟Why did you push the box with all this force?
- دَفَعَ المُوَظَّفُ الكُرْسِيَّ المُتَحَرِّكَ لِلسَّيِّدِ المُسِنِّ بِعِنَايَةٍ.The employee carefully pushed the wheelchair for the elderly gentleman.
2. to pay
- دَفَعَ الرَّجُلُ ثَمَنَ القَهْوَةِ.The man paid for the coffee.
- يَدْفَعُ الطُّلَّابُ الرُّسُومَ الدِّرَاسِيَّةَ فِي بِدَايَةِ كُلِّ فَصْلٍ دِرَاسِيٍّ.Students pay tuition fees at the beginning of each semester.
- لَمْ يَدْفَعِ العَمِيلُ الفَاتُورَةَ بَعْدُ، مِمَّا سَيُؤَدِّي إِلَى تَأْخِيرِ تَسْلِيمِ الطَّلَبِيَّةِ.The client has not paid the invoice yet, which will lead to a delay in order delivery.
3. to repel
- دَفَعَ العَدُوَّ عَنِ البِلَادِ.He repelled the enemy from the country.
- دَفَعَ الحَارِسُ المُتَحَمِّسُ المُتَسَلِّلِينَ.The enthusiastic guard repelled the intruders.
- لَمْ نَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ نَدْفَعَ الخَطَرَ عَنَّا.We could not repel the danger from us.
4. to give
- دَفَعَ الرَّجُلُ ثَمَنَ السِّلْعَةِ.The man gave the price of the item.
- دَفَعَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ رَوَاتِبَ مُوَظَّفِيهَا فِي مَوْعِدِهَا.The company gave its employees' salaries on time.
- لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَدْفَعْ إِيجَارَ الشَّقَّةِ بَعْدُ؟Why haven't you given the apartment rent yet?
5. to push, to motivate
- دَفَعَ الوَلَدُ البَابَ.The boy pushed the door.
- دَفَعَتْهُ رَغْبَتُهُ فِي النَّجَاحِ لِيَدْرُسَ بِجِدٍّ.His desire for success motivated him to study hard.
- لَمْ يَدْفَعِ السَّائِرُ العَقَبَةَ أَمَامَهُ.The pedestrian did not push the obstacle in front of him.
6. to ward off
- دَفَعَ الرَّجُلُ الحَجَرَ عَنْ طَرِيقِهِ.The man warded off the stone from his path.
- دَفَعَ المُحَارِبُ الهُجُومَ عَنْ مَدِينَتِهِ.The warrior warded off the attack from his city.
- هَلْ دَفَعْتَ الشَّرَّ عَنْ نَفْسِكَ بِالدُّعَاءِ؟Did you ward off evil from yourself through prayer?
7. to push, to pay
- دَفَعَ الوَلَدُ البَابَ.The boy pushed the door.
- دَفَعَ الرَّجُلُ ثَمَنَ الطَّعَامِ.The man paid the price of the food.
- لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَدْفَعِ الإِيجَارَ فِي مَوْعِدِهِ؟Why did you not pay the rent on its due date?
8. to avert
- دَفَعَ الرَّجُلُ الْخَطَرَ عَنْ عَائِلَتِهِ بِشَجَاعَةٍ وَقُوَّةٍ.The man averted danger from his family with courage and strength.
- يَدْفَعُ الْأَطِبَّاءُ الْأَمْرَاضَ عَنِ الْمَرْضَى بِالْعِلَاجَاتِ الْمُنَاسِبَةِ.Doctors avert diseases from patients with appropriate treatments.
- دَفَعَتِ الْحُكُومَةُ الْأَزْمَةَ الِاقْتِصَادِيَّةَ بِاتِّخَاذِ إِجْرَاءَاتٍ صَارِمَةٍ.The government averted the economic crisis by taking strict measures.
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