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خَوْض
engaging in (a contest, discussion, or experience) /ˈxawdˤ/
nounB2#3504 most common
Also: wading into, venturing into, undertaking
Example sentences
قرر خوض السباق.
He decided to enter the race.
تجنبت الشركة خوض حرب الأسعار.
The company avoided entering the price war.
رفض الوزير خوض أي نقاش حول الأزمة.
The minister refused to engage in any discussion about the crisis.
بعد خوضه تجربة صعبة في الخارج، عاد إلى بلده أكثر نضجاً.
After going through a difficult experience abroad, he returned to his country more mature.
تردد المرشح طويلاً قبل خوض غمار الانتخابات الرئاسية.
The candidate hesitated for a long time before plunging into the presidential elections.
يتطلب خوض مفاوضات معقدة كهذه صبراً واستراتيجية محكمة ومعرفة دقيقة بتفاصيل الملف.
Engaging in such complex negotiations requires patience, a well-thought-out strategy, and precise knowledge of the file's details.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | خَوْضٌ | None |
| Genitive | خَوْضٍ | None |
| Accusative | خَوْضًا | None |
| Vocative | يا خَوْضُ | None |
Word family
خاضto wade into, plunge into, engage in
خائضone who wades into or engages in something
مخاضةford, a place where a river can be crossed by wading
مخاوضةmutual engagement or dispute with another party
Etymology
خَوْض is the verbal noun of the Arabic verb خاض (khāḍa), built on the triliteral root خ-و-ض. The root's core sense is wading or plunging into water. Classical and modern usage extended this literal sense to plunging into arguments, contests, wars, or difficult undertakings. The root is native Semitic vocabulary and has no established Indo-European cognates.
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