رَفَضَ (rafaḍa)to refuse
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb رَفَضَ (rafaḍa) — “to refuse”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: رَفَضَ يَرْفُضُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| رَفَضَ rafaḍa | يَرْفُضُ yarfuḍu | اُرْفُضْ aurfuḍ | رَفْضٌ rafḍun |
Meanings & examples
1. to refuse
- رَفَضَ الطِّفْلُ الطَّعَامَ.The child refused the food.
- لِمَاذَا رَفَضْتَ الدُّعْوَةَ إِلَى الحَفْلِ؟Why did you refuse the invitation to the party?
- رَفَضَ الفَنَّانُ العَرْضَ المُغْرِيَ لِلتَّعَاوُنِ مَعَ الشَّرِكَةِ الكَبِيرَةِ.The artist refused the tempting offer to cooperate with the big company.
2. to reject
- رَفَضَ الرَّجُلُ العَرْضَ.The man rejected the offer.
- رَفَضَتِ الطَّالِبَةُ الغِشَّ فِي الاِمْتِحَانِ.The female student rejected cheating on the exam.
- لِمَاذَا رَفَضْتَ دَعْوَتَنَا لِلحَفْلِ؟Why did you reject our invitation to the party?
3. to decline
- رَفَضَ العَامِلُ العَرْضَ غَيْرَ المُنَاسِبِ.The worker declined the unsuitable offer.
- يَرْفُضُ الطِّفْلُ أَكْلَ الخُضْرَوَاتِ أَحْيَانًا.The child sometimes refuses to eat vegetables.
- اُرْفُضْ كُلَّ مَا يُخَالِفُ قِيَمَكَ.Refuse everything that contradicts your values.
4. to flow or fall
- رَفَضَ الْمَاءُ مِنَ الْعَيْنِ بَيْنَ الصُّخُورِ.The water flowed from the spring between the rocks.
- رَفَضَ الدَّمْعُ عَلَى خَدِّهِ كَالْمَطَرِ.The tear fell down his cheek like rain.
- رَفَضَ السَّيْلُ فِي الْوَادِي بَعْدَ الْعَاصِفَةِ.The torrent flowed in the valley after the storm.
5. to refuse it
- رَفَضَ الْعَرْضَ بِشِدَّةٍ.He refused the offer strongly.
- تَرْفُضُ الْحُكُومَةُ أَيَّ تَدَخُّلٍ أَجْنَبِيٍّ فِي شُؤُونِهَا.The government refuses any foreign interference in its affairs.
- رَفَضْتُ دَعْوَتَهُ لِأَنِّي كُنْتُ مَشْغُولًا.I refused his invitation because I was busy.
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