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واعَد
to make an appointment with, to arrange to meet (someone) /ˈwaː.ʕad/
verbB1#1932 most common
Also: to set a date with, to promise mutually, to arrange a rendezvous
Example sentences
واعَدتُ صَديقي.
I made an appointment with my friend.
واعَدَ أُختَهُ في المَقهى.
He arranged to meet his sister at the café.
واعَدَتني في السّاعَةِ الخامِسَةِ أمامَ المَكتَبَة.
She arranged to meet me at five o'clock in front of the library.
واعَدنا زُملاءَنا لِمُناقَشَةِ المَشروعِ يَومَ الأحَد.
We set a time with our colleagues to discuss the project on Sunday.
كانَ قَد واعَدَها مِراراً، لكِنَّهُ لَم يَحضُر أبَداً.
He had made dates with her many times, but he never showed up.
لَو واعَدتَني في مَكانٍ أقرَب، لَكانَ الوُصولُ إلَيهِ أسهَل.
Had you arranged to meet me somewhere closer, getting there would have been easier.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُواعِد | واعَدتُ | سَأُواعِد |
| 2sg | تُواعِد | واعَدتَ | سَتُواعِد |
| 3sg | يُواعِد | واعَدَ | سَيُواعِد |
| 1pl | نُواعِد | واعَدنا | سَنُواعِد |
| 2pl | تُواعِدون | واعَدتُم | سَتُواعِدون |
| 3pl | يُواعِدون | واعَدوا | سَيُواعِدون |
Word family
وَعَدَto promise
وَعْدpromiseمَوْعِدappointment, dateتَواعَدَto agree on a meeting with each other
مِيعادset time, deadlineEtymology
The verb comes from the Semitic root و-ع-د (w-ʿ-d), which carries the sense of promising and appointing. The base verb وَعَدَ means "to promise." The Form III pattern فاعَل adds reciprocity, so واعَد means two parties fixing a meeting between them.
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