لَفَتَ (lafata)to draw attention
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb لَفَتَ (lafata) — “to draw attention”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: لَفَتَ يَلْفِتُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| لَفَتَ lafata | يَلْفِتُ yalfitu | اِلْفِتْ ailfit | لَفْتٌ laftun |
Meanings & examples
1. to draw attention
- لَفَتَ النَّظَرَ.It caught attention.
- لَفَتَ الْكِتَابُ انْتِبَاهِي.The book caught my attention.
- لَفَتَ الْمَنْظَرُ الطَّبِيعِيُّ الْجَمِيلُ أَنْظَارَ السُّيَّاحِ.The beautiful natural scenery caught the tourists' eyes.
2. to attract
- لَفَتَ انْتِبَاهَهُ اللَّوْنُ الزَّاهِي.The bright color drew his attention.
- لَمْ يُحَاوِلِ الفَنَّانُ أَنْ يَلْفِتَ الأَنْظَارَ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ بِأَيِّ طَرِيقَةٍ.The artist did not try to draw attention to himself in any way.
- لَفَتَ المَشْهَدُ الغَرِيبُ فِي السَّاحَةِ انْتِبَاهَ المُتَسَائِلِينَ.The strange scene in the square drew the attention of the onlookers.
3. to catch
- يَلْفِتُ الْإِعْلَانُ الْجَدِيدُ أَنْظَارَ الْكَثِيرِينَ.The new advertisement catches the eyes of many.
4. to distract
- لَفَتَ صَوْتُ الْمُوسِيقَى الْعَالِي انْتِبَاهَ الطُّلَّابِ عَنْ دُرُوسِهِمْ.The loud music distracted the students from their lessons.
- حَاوَلَ أَنْ يَلْفِتَ انْتِبَاهَهَا بِالْحَدِيثِ عَنْ مَوْضُوعٍ آخَرَ.He tried to distract her by talking about another topic.
- لَا تَدَعْ الْهَوَاتِفَ الذَّكِيَّةَ تَلْفِتُكَ عَنْ عَمَلِكَ الْمُهِمِّ.Don't let smartphones distract you from your important work.
5. to divert
- لَفَتَ انْتِبَاهَ الْجُمْهُورِ بِخِطَابِهِ.He diverted the audience's attention with his speech.
- لَفَتَ الْحَارِسُ السَّارِقَ عَنِ الْبَابِ.The guard diverted the thief from the door.
- لَفَتَتِ الرِّيحُ الشِّرَاعَ.The wind diverted the sail.
6. to draw (attention)
- لَفَتَ الاِنْتِبَاهَ.He drew attention.
- لَفَتَ الفِيلْمُ انْتِبَاهَ الجُمْهُورِ بِقِصَّتِهِ المُثِيرَةِ.The film drew the audience's attention with its exciting story.
- أَلَمْ تَلْفِتْ هَذِهِ الظَّاهِرَةُ الغَرِيبَةُ انْتِبَاهَكَ؟Did not this strange phenomenon draw your attention?
7. to turn
- لَفَتَ السَّائِقُ الْمِقْوَدَ نَحْوَ الْيَمِينِ لِيَتَفَادَى الْحَادِثَ.The driver turned the steering wheel to the right to avoid the accident.
- لَفَتَ الرَّجُلُ رَأْسَهُ لِيَنْظُرَ إِلَى مَنْ يُنَادِيهِ خَلْفَهُ.The man turned his head to look at who was calling him from behind.
- لَفَتَ الْعَامِلُ الْمِقْبَضَ لِيَفْتَحَ الْبَابَ الْمُغْلَقَ.The worker turned the handle to open the locked door.
8. to turn, to draw attention
- لَفَتَ النَّظَرَ.He drew attention.
- لَفَتَ الْكِتَابُ انْتِبَاهِي.The book caught my attention.
- لَفَتَ الْمُعَلِّمُ أَنْظَارَ الطُّلَّابِ إِلَى النُّقْطَةِ الْمُهِمَّةِ.The teacher drew the students' attention to the important point.
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