قَابَلَ (qaābala)to meet
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb قَابَلَ (qaābala) — “to meet”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: قَابَلَ يُقَابِلُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| قَابَلَ qaābala | يُقَابِلُ yuqaābilu | قَابِلْ qaābil | مُقَابَلَة muqaābalaa |
Meanings & examples
1. to meet
- قَابَلْتُ صَدِيقِي القَدِيمَ.I met my old friend.
- أَلَمْ تُقَابِلْ أُخْتَكَ فِي الحَفْلَةِ؟Didn't you meet your sister at the party?
- قَابَلَ الرَّئِيسُ وَفْدًا أَجْنَبِيًّا رَفِيعَ المُسْتَوَى.The president met a high-level foreign delegation.
2. to correspond to
- هَذَا الاِسْمُ لَا يُقَابِلُ مَعْنَاهُ الحَقِيقِيَّ.This name does not correspond to its true meaning.
- النتائجُ الجديدةُ تُقَابِلُ التَّوَقُّعَاتِ الأَوَّلِيَّةَ.The new results correspond to the initial expectations.
- هَلْ يُقَابِلُ هَذَا القَرَارُ مَصَالِحَ الشَّعْبِ؟Does this decision correspond to the people's interests?
3. to confront
- قَابَلَ الرَّجُلُ الشُّرْطِيَّ بِشَجَاعَةٍ.The man confronted the policeman bravely.
- لِمَاذَا لَمْ تُقَابِلْهُ وَجْهًا لِوَجْهٍ؟Why didn't you confront him face to face?
- قَابَلَ المُحَامِي الخَصْمَ فِي قَاعَةِ المَحْكَمَةِ مُسْتَعِدًّا لِلدِّفَاعِ.The lawyer confronted the opponent in the courtroom, ready for the defense.
4. to encounter
- قَابَلَ الرَّجُلُ صَدِيقَهُ القَدِيمَ.The man encountered his old friend.
- قَابَلَتِ المُسَافِرَةُ صُعُوبَاتٍ غَيْرَ مُتَوَقَّعَةٍ فِي رِحْلَتِهَا.The traveler encountered unexpected difficulties on her journey.
- لَمْ نُقَابِلْ أَيَّ مُشْكِلَاتٍ خِلَالَ الزِّيَارَةِ.We did not encounter any problems during the visit.
5. to face
- قَابَلَ الرَّجُلُ صُعُوبَاتٍ فِي عَمَلِهِ.The man faced difficulties in his work.
- يُقَابِلُ الجُنُودُ الأَعْدَاءَ بِشَجَاعَةٍ فِي المَعْرَكَةِ.The soldiers face the enemies bravely in battle.
- قَابَلَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ تَحَدِّيَاتٍ كَبِيرَةً فِي السُّوقِ الجَدِيدِ وَتَغَلَّبَتْ عَلَيْهَا بِفَضْلِ التَّخْطِيطِ الجَيِّدِ.The company faced significant challenges in the new market and overcame them thanks to good planning.
6. to meet, encounter
- قَابَلْتُ صَدِيقِي القَدِيمَ.I met my old friend.
- أَلَمْ تُقَابِلْ أُخْتَكَ فِي الحَفْلَةِ؟Didn't you meet your sister at the party?
- قَابَلَ الرَّئِيسُ وَفْدًا أَجْنَبِيًّا رَفِيعَ المُسْتَوَى.The president met a high-level foreign delegation.
7. to meet, to face
- قَابَلْتُ صَدِيقِي.I met my friend.
- قَابَلَ الوَزِيرُ السَّفِيرَ الأَجْنَبِيَّ.The minister met the foreign ambassador.
- لَمْ نُقَابِلْ أَيَّ شَخْصٍ فِي الطَّرِيقِ.We did not meet anyone on the road.
8. to compare
- قَابَلَ البَيَانَ بِالتَّفَاصِيلِ.He compared the statement with the details.
- قَابَلَتِ البَاحِثَةُ نَتَائِجَ تَجْرِبَتِهَا بِالدِّرَاسَاتِ السَّابِقَةِ.The researcher compared the results of her experiment with previous studies.
- هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ مُقَابَلَةُ هَذِهِ الأَسْعَارِ بِأَسْعَارِ المَتَاجِرِ الأُخْرَى؟Can you compare these prices with the prices of other stores?
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