وَعَدَ (waʿada)to promise
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb وَعَدَ (waʿada) — “to promise”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: وَعَدَ يَعِدُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| وَعَدَ waʿada | يَعِدُ yaʿidu | عِدْ ʿid | وَعْد waʿd |
Meanings & examples
1. to promise
- وَعَدَ الأَبُ ابْنَهُ بِهَدِيَّةٍ.The father promised his son a gift.
- وَعَدَ المُدِيرُ المُوَظَّفِينَ بِزِيَادَةٍ فِي الرُّوَاتِبِ.The manager promised the employees a salary increase.
- لِمَاذَا لَمْ تُوَفِّ بِوَعْدِكَ لِي بِالمُسَاعَدَةِ؟Why didn't you fulfill your promise to help me?
2. to appoint
- وَعَدَ الْمُدِيرُ الْمُوَظَّفَ بِمَوْعِدٍ لِلْمُقَابَلَةِ.The manager appointed the employee a time for the interview.
- يَعِدُ الطَّبِيبُ الْمَرِيضَ بِمَوْعِدٍ لِلْفَحْصِ.The doctor appoints the patient a time for the examination.
- وَعَدَتِ اللَّجْنَةُ الْفَائِزِينَ بِمَوْعِدٍ لِتَسْلِيمِ الْجَوَائِزِ.The committee appointed the winners a time for prize delivery.
3. to make a promise
- وَعَدَ الوَلَدُ أُمَّهُ.The boy promised his mother.
- وَعَدْتُكَ أَنْ أُسَاعِدَكَ فِي وَاجِبِكَ المَدْرَسِيِّ.I promised you that I would help you with your homework.
- لَمْ يَعِدْهُ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ تَحْقِيقَهُ.He did not promise him anything he could not achieve.
4. to threaten
- وَعَدَ الظَّالِمُ ضَحِيَّتَهُ بِالانْتِقَامِ.The oppressor threatened his victim with revenge.
- وَعَدَ العَدُوُّ بِتَدْمِيرِ الحُصُونِ.The enemy threatened to destroy the fortresses.
- وَعَدَ الشَّرِيرُ أَهْلَ القَرْيَةِ بِالسُّوءِ.The villain threatened the people of the village with harm.
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