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وَعَد
to promise /ˈwa.ʕa.da/
verbB1#2296 most common
Also: to pledge, to give one's word, to vow
Example sentences
وَعَدَ أَبِي بِهَدِيَّةٍ.
My father promised a gift.
وَعَدَتْ صَدِيقَتِي أَنْ تَزُورَنِي.
My friend promised to visit me.
وَعَدَنِي المُدِيرُ بِزِيَادَةٍ فِي الرَّاتِبِ.
The manager promised me a raise in salary.
وَعَدَ الرَّئِيسُ بِإِصْلَاحَاتٍ اقْتِصَادِيَّةٍ قَبْلَ الانْتِخَابَاتِ.
The president promised economic reforms before the elections.
لَمْ يَفِ بِمَا وَعَدَ بِهِ، فَفَقَدَ ثِقَةَ النَّاسِ.
He did not fulfill what he had promised, so he lost people's trust.
مَنْ وَعَدَ وَفَى، وَمَنْ نَكَثَ عَهْدَهُ خَسِرَ شَرَفَهُ.
Whoever makes a promise keeps it, and whoever breaks his covenant loses his honor.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَعِدُ | وَعَدْتُ | سَأَعِدُ |
| 2sg | تَعِدُ | وَعَدْتَ | سَتَعِدُ |
| 3sg | يَعِدُ | وَعَدَ | سَيَعِدُ |
| 1pl | نَعِدُ | وَعَدْنَا | سَنَعِدُ |
| 2pl | تَعِدُونَ | وَعَدْتُمْ | سَتَعِدُونَ |
| 3pl | يَعِدُونَ | وَعَدُوا | سَيَعِدُونَ |
Word family
وَعْدa promiseمَوْعِدappointment, date
مِيعَادdeadline, set time
وَاعَدَto make an appointment with someone
وَعِيدthreat
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic root w-ʿ-d, which carries the idea of appointing or committing to a fixed thing. The same root gives the nouns for a promise, an appointment, and a set time. It is native to Arabic and shares its origin with related forms across the Semitic languages.
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