عَادَ (ʿaāda)to return
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb عَادَ (ʿaāda) — “to return”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: عَادَ يَعُودُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| عَادَ ʿaāda | يَعُودُ yaʿūdu | عُدْ ʿud | عَوْد ʿawd |
Meanings & examples
1. to return
- عَادَ الوَلَدُ إِلَى البَيْتِ.The boy returned home.
- أَلَمْ تَعُدْ بَعْدُ مِنْ زِيَارَتِكَ؟Haven't you returned yet from your visit?
- عَادَ الطَّبِيبُ المُتَفَانِي إِلَى المَرْضَى بَعْدَ يَوْمٍ طَوِيلٍ فِي العَمَلِ.The dedicated doctor returned to the patients after a long day at work.
2. to refer to
- يَعُودُ الضَّمِيرُ فِي هَذِهِ الجُمْلَةِ إِلَى الفَاعِلِ.The pronoun in this sentence refers to the subject.
- يَعُودُ هَذَا المُصْطَلَحُ إِلَى القَرْنِ الثَّامِنَ عَشَرَ.This term refers to the eighteenth century.
- إِلَى مَاذَا يَعُودُ هَذَا التَّقْلِيدُ؟To what does this tradition refer?
3. to return, come back
- عَادَ الوَلَدُ إِلَى البَيْتِ.The boy returned home.
- أَلَمْ تَعُدْ بَعْدُ مِنْ زِيَارَتِكَ؟Haven't you returned yet from your visit?
- عَادَ الطَّبِيبُ المُتَفَانِي إِلَى المَرْضَى بَعْدَ يَوْمٍ طَوِيلٍ فِي العَمَلِ.The dedicated doctor returned to the patients after a long day at work.
4. to visit
- عَادَ الطَّبِيبُ الْمَرِيضَ.The doctor visited the patient.
- عَادَتِ الْأُخْتُ جَدَّتَهَا فِي الْمُسْتَشْفَى.The sister visited her grandmother in the hospital.
- يَجِبُ عَلَيْنَا أَنْ نَعُودَ الْمَرْضَى لِنُخَفِّفَ عَنْهُمْ آلامَهُمْ وَنُسَاعِدَهُمْ عَلَى الشِّفَاءِ.We must visit the sick to alleviate their pain and help them recover.
5. to return, to come back
- عَادَ الْمُسَافِرُ إِلَى وَطَنِهِ بَعْدَ غِيَابٍ طَوِيلٍ.The traveler returned to his homeland after a long absence.
- يَعُودُ الْفَلَّاحُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ عِنْدَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ.The farmer returns to his home at sunset.
- عَادَتِ الْحَيَاةُ إِلَى طَبِيعَتِهَا بَعْدَ الْعَاصِفَةِ.Life returned to normal after the storm.
6. to accustom
- عَوَّدَ نَفْسَهُ عَلَى الْقِرَاءَةِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.He accustomed himself to reading every day.
- عَوَّدَتِ الْأُمُّ أَبْنَاءَهَا عَلَى النِّظَامِ وَالِانْضِبَاطِ.The mother accustomed her children to order and discipline.
- يَجِبُ أَنْ نُعَوِّدَ أَنْفُسَنَا عَلَى التَّفْكِيرِ الْإِيجَابِيِّ لِنَتَغَلَّبَ عَلَى التَّحَدِّيَاتِ.We must accustom ourselves to positive thinking to overcome challenges.
7. to visit (the sick)
- عَادَ الوَلَدُ صَدِيقَهُ المَرِيضَ.The boy visited his sick friend.
- عَادَتِ الأُخْتُ جَدَّتَهَا فِي المُسْتَشْفَى.The sister visited her grandmother in the hospital.
- هَلْ عَادَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ المَرِيضَ فِي الأُسْبُوعِ المَاضِي؟Did any of you visit the sick person last week?
8. to accrue
- عَادَتْ عَلَى الشَّرِكَةِ أَرْبَاحٌ طَائِلَةٌ بَعْدَ نَجَاحِ الْمَشْرُوعِ.Substantial profits accrued to the company after the success of the project.
- عَادَ عَلَى الْبِلَادِ خَيْرٌ كَثِيرٌ مِنْ هَذِهِ الِاتِّفَاقِيَّةِ.Much good accrued to the country from this agreement.
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