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تَعَرَّض

to be exposed to /taˈʕar.ra.dˤa/

verbA2#858 most common

Also: to be subjected to, to undergo, to suffer, to confront, to interfere with

Example sentences

تَعَرَّضَ الْوَلَدُ لِحَادِثٍ.
The boy had an accident.
تَعَرَّضْتُ لِلْبَرْدِ فِي الشِّتَاءِ.
I was exposed to the cold in winter.
تَعَرَّضَتِ الْمَدِينَةُ لِهُجُومٍ عَنِيفٍ أَمْسِ.
The city was subjected to a violent attack yesterday.
كَثِيرًا مَا يَتَعَرَّضُ الصَّحَفِيُّونَ لِلانْتِقادِ بِسَبَبِ تَقارِيرِهِمْ.
Journalists are often subjected to criticism because of their reports.
إِذَا لَمْ تَتَّخِذِ الشَّرِكَةُ إِجْرَاءَاتٍ وِقَائِيَّةً، فَقَدْ تَتَعَرَّضُ لِخَسَائِرَ فَادِحَةٍ.
If the company does not take preventive measures, it may suffer heavy losses.
لَا يَزَالُ الْمُدَافِعُونَ عَنْ حُقُوقِ الْإِنْسَانِ يَتَعَرَّضُونَ لِلْمُلَاحَقَةِ وَالتَّضْيِيقِ فِي غَيْرِ بَلَدٍ.
Human rights defenders are still subjected to prosecution and harassment in more than one country.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgأَتَعَرَّضُتَعَرَّضْتُسَأَتَعَرَّضُ
2sgتَتَعَرَّضُتَعَرَّضْتَسَتَتَعَرَّضُ
3sgيَتَعَرَّضُتَعَرَّضَسَيَتَعَرَّضُ
1plنَتَعَرَّضُتَعَرَّضْنَاسَنَتَعَرَّضُ
2plتَتَعَرَّضُونَتَعَرَّضْتُمْسَتَتَعَرَّضُونَ
3plيَتَعَرَّضُونَتَعَرَّضُواسَيَتَعَرَّضُونَ

Word family

تَعَرُّضexposure (to), being subjected to
عَرْضoffer; presentation; width
عَرَضَto present, display, show
اِعْتَرَضَto object, to oppose
مَعْرِضexhibition, gallery

Etymology

تَعَرَّض comes from the triliteral root ع-ر-ض, which carries the ideas of width, presenting, and showing. The basic verb عَرَضَ means to present or display something. تَعَرَّض is the Form V (تَفَعَّل) reflexive: to put oneself in the way of something, and so to be exposed to it or undergo it. In modern usage it most often reports that someone suffered an accident, an attack, or criticism.

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