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حَرِص
to be keen, eager, or careful to do something /ˈħa.ri.sˤa/
verbB1#2942 most common
Also: to be anxious to, to make a point of, to covet, be greedy for
Example sentences
هو يحرص على وقته.
He is careful with his time.
احرص على صحتك.
Take care of your health.
حرصت الأم على تعليم أبنائها.
The mother made a point of educating her children.
يحرص الطلاب على الحضور في الوقت المحدد.
The students are keen to arrive on time.
حرص الوزير على طمأنة المواطنين بشأن الأزمة الاقتصادية.
The minister was keen to reassure citizens about the economic crisis.
على الرغم من ضيق الوقت، حرصت اللجنة على مراجعة كل التفاصيل قبل اتخاذ القرار النهائي.
Despite the tight schedule, the committee made sure to review every detail before making the final decision.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَحْرِصُ | حَرِصْتُ | سَأَحْرِصُ |
| 2sg | تَحْرِصُ | حَرِصْتَ | سَتَحْرِصُ |
| 3sg | يَحْرِصُ | حَرِصَ | سَيَحْرِصُ |
| 1pl | نَحْرِصُ | حَرِصْنَا | سَنَحْرِصُ |
| 2pl | تَحْرِصُونَ | حَرِصْتُمْ | سَتَحْرِصُونَ |
| 3pl | يَحْرِصُونَ | حَرِصُوا | سَيَحْرِصُونَ |
Word family
حِرْصgreed, eagerness, avidity
حَريصeager, keen, anxious to
أَحْرَصmore eager, keener (comparative)
حَرّاصa very greedy or grasping person
Etymology
حَرِص comes from the native Semitic triliteral root ح ر ص, found across the classical Arabic lexicon with the core sense of intense desire or watchful care. It is not a loanword. Arabic is a Semitic language, so it has no Indo-European ancestry or PIE root.
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