رَضِيَ (raḍiya)to take pleasure

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

Conjugation: رَضِيَ يَرْضَى

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
رَضِيَ raḍiyaيَرْضَى yarḍaāاِرْضَ airḍaرِضًا riḍanā

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to take pleasure

    • رَضِيَ الطَّالِبُ بِالدَّرَجَةِ.The student was pleased with the grade.
    • رَضِيَتِ الأُمُّ بِحَالِ أَبْنَائِهَا.The mother was pleased with the condition of her children.
    • لَمْ يَرْضَ الحَكَمُ بِهَذِهِ القَرَارَاتِ.The referee was not pleased with these decisions.
  2. 2. to approve of

    • رَضِيَ الْأَبُ عَنْ سُلُوكِ ابْنِهِ الْحَسَنِ.The father approved of his son's good behavior.
    • هَلْ تَرْضَى عَنْ هَذَا الِاقْتِرَاحِ؟Do you approve of this proposal?
    • لَمْ يَرْضَ الْمُدِيرُ عَنْ أَدَاءِ الْمُوَظَّفِ.The manager did not approve of the employee's performance.
  3. 3. to consent

    • رَضِيَ الْوَالِدُ عَلَى زَوَاجِ ابْنَتِهِ بَعْدَ تَفْكِيرٍ طَوِيلٍ.The father consented to his daughter's marriage after long consideration.
    • لَمْ يَرْضَ الْمُوَظَّفُ عَلَى شُرُوطِ الْعَقْدِ الْجَدِيدَةِ.The employee did not consent to the new contract terms.
    • هَلْ تَرْضَى بِهَذَا الْحَلِّ لِلْمُشْكِلَةِ؟Do you consent to this solution for the problem?
  4. 4. to please

    • رَضِيَ الْوَالِدَانِ عَنْ أَبْنَائِهِمَا لِاجْتِهَادِهِمْ فِي الدِّرَاسَةِ.The parents were pleased with their children for their diligence in studying.
    • يَسْعَى الْمُؤْمِنُ دَائِمًا لِأَنْ يَرْضَى اللَّهُ عَنْهُ.The believer always strives for God to be pleased with him.
    • رَضِيَتِ الْفَتَاةُ بِالْهَدِيَّةِ الَّتِي قُدِّمَتْ لَهَا.The girl was pleased with the gift that was presented to her.
  5. 5. to accept

    • رَضِيَ التَّاجِرُ بِالثَّمَنِ القَلِيلِ لِإِتْمَامِ البَيْعِ.The merchant accepted the low price to complete the sale.
    • لَمْ يَرْضَ المُتَّهَمُ بِالحُكْمِ الصَّادِرِ ضِدَّهُ.The defendant did not accept the verdict issued against him.
    • رَضِيَتِ الفَتَاةُ بِالوَظِيفَةِ رَغْمَ بَعْدِ المَسَافَةِ.The girl accepted the job despite the long distance.
  6. 6. to accept, to be pleased with

    • رَضِيَ الطَّالِبُ بِالنَّتِيجَةِ.The student accepted the result.
    • رَضِيَ الرَّجُلُ بِقَلِيلٍ مِنْ الطَّعَامِ.The man was pleased with a little food.
    • أَلَمْ تَرْضَ بِالعَرْضِ الَّذِي قَدَّمْنَاهُ لَكَ؟Did you not accept the offer we presented to you?
  7. 7. to acquiesce

    • رَضِيَ بِالْقَدَرِ وَلَمْ يَتَذَمَّرْ.He acquiesced to fate and did not complain.
    • يَرْضَى الْمُؤْمِنُ بِمَا قَسَمَ اللَّهُ لَهُ.The believer acquiesces to what God has allotted him.
    • رَضِيَتِ الْجَمَاعَةُ بِالْقَرَارِ الْجَدِيدِ.The group acquiesced to the new decision.
  8. 8. to agree

    • رَضِيَ الْأَبُ بِالْقَرَارِ.The father agreed to the decision.
    • رَضِيَتِ الْمُوَظَّفَةُ بِالْعَرْضِ الْمُقَدَّمِ لَهَا.The female employee agreed to the offer presented to her.
    • لَمْ يَرْضَ الْوَلَدُ بِالْحَلِّ.The boy did not agree to the solution.

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