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تَراجَع
to retreat, to back down /ta.ˈraː.dʒa.ʕa/
verbB1#1631 most common
Also: to decline, to fall (prices, performance), to withdraw, to step back, to reverse a decision
Example sentences
تَراجَعَ الوَلَدُ خُطْوَةً.
The boy stepped back one step.
تَراجَعَتِ الأَسْعارُ في السّوقِ.
Prices fell in the market.
تَراجَعَ الرَّئيسُ عَنْ وَعْدِهِ.
The president backed down from his promise.
تَراجَعَ أَداءُ الفَريقِ في الشَّوْطِ الثّاني.
The team's performance declined in the second half.
اضْطُرَّتِ الحُكومَةُ إلى أَنْ تَتَراجَعَ عَنِ القانونِ بَعْدَ الاحْتِجاجاتِ.
The government was forced to back down from the law after the protests.
تَراجَعَتْ مَكانَةُ البِلادِ الاقْتِصادِيَّةُ تَراجُعاً مَلْحوظاً خِلالَ العَقْدِ الماضي.
The country's economic standing declined noticeably over the past decade.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَتَراجَعُ | تَراجَعْتُ | سَأَتَراجَعُ |
| 2sg | تَتَراجَعُ | تَراجَعْتَ | سَتَتَراجَعُ |
| 3sg | يَتَراجَعُ | تَراجَعَ | سَيَتَراجَعُ |
| 1pl | نَتَراجَعُ | تَراجَعْنا | سَنَتَراجَعُ |
| 2pl | تَتَراجَعُونَ | تَراجَعْتُمْ | سَتَتَراجَعُونَ |
| 3pl | يَتَراجَعُونَ | تَراجَعُوا | سَيَتَراجَعُونَ |
Word family
تَراجُعretreat, decline
مُتَراجِعretreating, declining
رَجَعَto return, come back
رُجوعreturn
مُراجَعَةreview, revisionEtymology
The verb comes from the Semitic root ر-ج-ع (r-j-ʿ), which means to return or go back. It uses Form VI (تَفاعَل), a pattern that often adds a sense of gradual or mutual action. From the base idea of returning, the Form VI verb takes on the meaning of drawing back, retreating, or declining.
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