غَاصَ (ghaāṣa)to dive

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

Conjugation: غَاصَ يَغُوصُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
غَاصَ ghaāṣaيَغُوصُ yaghūṣuغُصْ ghuṣغَوْصٌ ghawṣun

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to dive

    • غَاصَ السَّبَّاحُ فِي البَحْرِ.The swimmer dived into the sea.
    • غَاصَ الغَوَّاصُ لِيَرَى الشِّعَابَ المَرْجَانِيَّةَ.The diver dived to see the coral reefs.
    • لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَغُصْ فِي المَاءِ البَارِدِ؟Why did you not dive into the cold water?
  2. 2. to sink

    • غَاصَتِ السَّفِينَةُ فِي قَاعِ الْمُحِيطِ بَعْدَ اصْطِدَامِهَا.The ship sank to the bottom of the ocean after colliding.
    • غَاصَتِ الشَّمْسُ خَلْفَ الْأُفُقِ وَحَلَّ الظَّلَامُ.The sun sank behind the horizon and darkness fell.
    • غَاصَتِ الْأَرْضُ تَحْتَ وَزْنِ الْمَبْنَى الثَّقِيلِ.The ground sank under the weight of the heavy building.
  3. 3. to delve into

    • غَاصَ البَاحِثُ فِي تَفَاصِيلِ النَّصِّ القَدِيمِ.The researcher delved into the details of the ancient text.
    • لَمْ يَغُصْ فِي المَشْرُوعِ بِشَكْلٍ كَامِلٍ.He did not delve into the project completely.
    • غَاصَ المُؤَرِّخُ فِي الأَرْشِيفِ المُغَبَّرِ لِيَكْتَشِفَ حَقَائِقَ مَنْسِيَّةً.The historian delved into the dusty archives to uncover forgotten facts.
  4. 4. to disappear

    • غَاصَ الْقَمَرُ خَلْفَ السُّحُبِ الْكَثِيفَةِ وَاخْتَفَى عَنْ الْأَنْظَارِ.The moon disappeared behind the thick clouds and vanished from sight.
    • غَاصَتِ الشَّمْسُ فِي الْأُفُقِ مَعَ نِهَايَةِ الْيَوْمِ.The sun disappeared below the horizon at the end of the day.
    • غَاصَ الْحُلْمُ مِنْ ذَاكِرَتِي بَعْدَ اسْتِيقَاظِي مُبَاشَرَةً.The dream disappeared from my memory immediately after I woke up.
  5. 5. to dive deep, to delve into

    • يُعَدُّ الغَوْصُ في أعماقِ البحارِ رياضةً تتطلبُ مهارةً وتدريبًا مكثفًا.Diving into the depths of the seas is considered a sport that requires skill and intensive training.
    • تَمَكَّنَ الغَوَّاصُ مِنَ الغَوْصِ إلى حطامِ السفينةِ القديمةِ لاكتشافِ أسرارِها.The diver was able to dive to the old shipwreck to discover its secrets.
    • يُفَضِّلُ الكثيرونَ الغَوْصَ الحرَّ لمشاهدةِ الشعابِ المرجانيةِ الملونةِ.Many prefer free diving to observe the colorful coral reefs.
  6. 6. to plunge

    • غَاصَ الْغَوَّاصُ فِي أَعْمَاقِ الْمُحِيطِ لِاسْتِكْشَافِ الْحَيَاةِ الْبَحْرِيَّةِ.The diver plunged into the depths of the ocean to explore marine life.
    • غَاصَتِ السَّفِينَةُ فِي الْمَاءِ بَعْدَ أَنْ ضَرَبَتْهَا الْعَاصِفَةُ.The ship plunged into the water after being hit by the storm.
    • يَغُوصُ الْبَطُّ فِي الْبُحَيْرَةِ لِلْبَحْثِ عَنِ الطَّعَامِ.The duck plunges into the lake to search for food.

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