سَبَقَ (sabaqa)to precede
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb سَبَقَ (sabaqa) — “to precede”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: سَبَقَ يَسْبِقُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| سَبَقَ sabaqa | يَسْبِقُ yasbiqu | اِسْبِقْ aisbiq | سَبْق sabq |
Meanings & examples
1. to precede
- سَبَقَ الرَّكْبُ القَافِلَةَ.The riders preceded the caravan.
- سَبَقَ البَحَّاثَةُ زَمِيلَهُ فِي نَشْرِ الاِكْتِشَافِ.The researcher preceded his colleague in publishing the discovery.
- لَمْ يَسْبِقْ لَهُ أَنْ رَأَى مِثْلَ هَذَا المَنْظَرِ الجَمِيلِ.He had never before seen such a beautiful sight.
2. to outrun
- سَبَقَ الْفَارِسُ خَصْمَهُ فِي السِّبَاقِ.The knight outran his opponent in the race.
- يَسْبِقُ الْغَزَالُ الْأَسَدَ بِسُرْعَتِهِ الْفَائِقَةِ.The gazelle outruns the lion with its superior speed.
- سَبَقَتِ السَّيَّارَةُ الرِّيَاحَ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ السَّرِيعِ، وَوَصَلَتْ إِلَى وِجْهَتِهَا فِي وَقْتٍ قِيَاسِيٍّ.The car outran the wind on the highway, reaching its destination in record time.
3. to precede, to surpass
- سَبَقَ الْعَدَّاءُ زُمَلَاءَهُ فِي السِّبَاقِ.The runner surpassed his colleagues in the race.
- يَسْبِقُ الْعِلْمُ الْحَضَارَاتِ فِي التَّقَدُّمِ.Knowledge precedes civilizations in progress.
- هَلْ سَبَقْتَ أَخَاكَ فِي الْوُصُولِ إِلَى الْمَنْزِلِ؟Did you precede your brother in arriving home?
4. to be decreed
- سَبَقَ فِي عِلْمِ اللهِ أَنْ يَكُونَ هَذَا الأَمْرُ.It was decreed in God's knowledge that this matter would happen.
- سَبَقَ القَضَاءُ بِمَا سَيَحْدُثُ لَنَا فِي هَذِهِ الحَيَاةِ.Destiny was decreed regarding what will happen to us in this life.
- كُلُّ شَيْءٍ سَبَقَ بِهِ القَدَرُ لَا مَفَرَّ مِنْهُ.Everything that has been decreed by fate, there is no escaping it.
5. to have previously done
- سَبَقَ لِي أَنْ زُرْتُ مَدِينَةَ الْقَاهِرَةِ.I have previously visited the city of Cairo.
- سَبَقَ لَهُ أَنْ حَذَّرَ مِنَ الْمَخَاطِرِ.He has previously warned of the dangers.
- سَبَقَ لِلْمُؤَسَّسَةِ أَنْ نَظَّمَتْ هَذَا الْمُؤْتَمَرَ.The institution has previously organized this conference.
6. to pass
- سَبَقَ السَّيَّارَةَ الْأُخْرَى عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ السَّرِيعِ.He passed the other car on the highway.
- يَسْبِقُ الْوَقْتُ دَائِمًا تَوَقُّعَاتِنَا.Time always passes our expectations.
- اِسْبِقْ زَمِيلَكَ فِي السِّبَاقِ لِتَفُوزَ.Pass your colleague in the race to win.
7. to precede, be before
- سَبَقَ الوَقْتُ المُحَدَّدَ لِلسَّفَرِ.The time preceded the scheduled time for travel.
- لَمْ يَسْبِقْ لِي أَنْ رَأَيْتُ مِثْلَ هَذَا المَنْظَرَ الجَمِيلَ.I have never before seen such a beautiful sight.
- سَبَقَ العَدَّاءُ المُتَسَابِقِينَ الأُخَرِينَ بِفَارِقٍ كَبِيرٍ فِي سِبَاقِ المَارَاثُونِ.The runner preceded the other competitors by a large margin in the marathon race.
8. to precede, to go before
- سَبَقَ الْوَلَدُ أَخَاهُ فِي السِّبَاقِ.The boy preceded his brother in the race.
- يَسْبِقُ الْفَجْرُ شُرُوقَ الشَّمْسِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.Dawn precedes sunrise every day.
- هَلْ سَبَقَ لَكَ أَنْ زُرْتَ هَذَا الْمَكَانَ مِنْ قَبْلُ؟Have you ever visited this place before?
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