Meaning of تحدى in English is: (challenge, dare, defy) among others. This article contains images, pronunciation, examples, and more!

Meaning of تحدى in English and Arabic

تحدىتَحَدَّىْ - فعل

1) challenge - verb

  ∘ Meaning of challenge in Arabic and English:

to refuse to accept that something is right, fair, or legal

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  ∘ Simple past of the verb challenge

challenged

  ∘ Past participle of the verb challenge

challenged

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  ∘ past tense conjugation in Arabic تحدىتَحَدَّىْ

تحدىتَحَدَّىْ

  ∘ present & future tenses conjugation in Arabic تحدىتَحَدَّىْ

يتحدىيَتَحَدَّىْ

  ∘ imperative mood conjugation in Arabic تحدىتَحَدَّىْ

تحدتَحَدَّ

  ∘ Example of challenge in Arabic and English

تحدينا النظام القمعي تَحَدَّيْنَا النِّظَامَ القَمْعِيَّ فيفِيْ البلادالبِلَادِ

We challenged the oppressive regime in the state

تتحدى الفرضية الجديدة الحقائق العلميةتَتَحَدَّىْ الفَرَضِيَّةُ الجَدِيْدَةُ الحَقَائِقَ العِلْمِيَّةَ

The new hypothesis challenges the scientific facts

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تحدينا تَحَدَّيْنَا قرارقَرَارَ الإقالةالإِقَالَةِ

We challenged the dismissal decision

  ∘ How to pronounce challenge in English?

challenge is pronounced in English as

تحدى - فعل

2) challenge - verb

  ∘ Meaning of challenge in Arabic and English:

to invite someone to compete or take part, especially in a game or argument

  ∘ Example of challenge in Arabic and English

تحديتها في تَحَدَّيْتُهَا فِيْ سباحةسِبَاحَةِ الفراشةالفَرَاشَةِ

I challenged her to butterfly swimming

ألمأَلَمْ أتحداك أَتَحَدَّاكَ أنأَنْ ترفع تَرْفَعَ 100 كيلوكِيْلُوّ؟

Have not I challenged you to lift 100 kilo?

  ∘ How to pronounce challenge in English?

challenge is pronounced in English as

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تحدى تَحَدَّى - فعل

3) dare - verb

  ∘ Meaning of dare in Arabic and English:

تحدىتَحَدَّىْ فلانا أن يفعل أمرا فُلَانًا أَنْ يَفْعَلَ أَمْرًا أيأَيْ أقنعه بفعله لإظهار شجاعته أَقْنَعَهُ بِفِعْلِهِ لِإِظْهَارِ شَجَاعَتِهِ أوأَوْ جرئتهجُرْئَتِهِ

[transitive] to persuade somebody to do something dangerous, difficult or embarrassing so that they can show that they are not afraid

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  ∘ Simple past of the verb dare

dared / durst

  ∘ Past participle of the verb dare

dared / durst

  ∘ Example of dare in Arabic and English

أتحداكأَتَحَدَّاكَ

I dare you

تحداه أصدقاؤه أن يسرق مفاتيح تَحَدَّاهُ أَصْدِقَاؤُهُ أَنْ يَسْرِقَ مَفَاتِيْحِ سيارةسَيَّارَةِ أبيهأَبِيْهِ

His friends dared him to steal his father's car

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أتحداك أن تدعوها للتنزهأَتَحَدَّاكَ أَنْ تَدْعُوْهَا لِلتَّنَزُّهِ

I dare you to ask her out

تحداني أن أدخن وقد دخنتتَحَدَّانِيَ أَنْ أُدَخِّنَ وَقَدْ دَخَّنْتُ

He dared me to smoke, and I just did it

تحديت أخي أن يقفز تَحَدَّيْتُ أَخِيْ أَنْ يَقْفِزَ عنعَنِ الشجرةالشَّجَرَةِ

I dared my brother to jump off the tree

  ∘ How to pronounce dare in English?

dare is pronounced in English as

تحدىتَحَدَّى - فعل

4) defy - verb

  ∘ Meaning of defy in Arabic and English:

تحدى أي تَحَدَّىْ أَيْ رفضرَفَضَ طاعة طَاعَةَ قانونقَانُوْنٍ أو أمر أوء شخصأَوْ أَمْرٍ أَوء شَخْصٍ

to refuse to obey a law or rule, or refuse to do what someone in authority tells you to do

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  ∘ Simple past of the verb defy

defied

  ∘ Past participle of the verb defy

defied

  ∘ Example of defy in Arabic and English

تحدى المتظاهرون تَحَدَّىْ المُتَظَاهِرُوْنَ حظرحَظْرَ التجولالتَّجَوُّلِ

The demonstrators defied the curfew

تحدى المهاتير محمد حزبهتَحَدَّىْ المَهَاتِيْرُ مُحَمَّدَ حِزْبَهُ

Mahathir Mohammad has defied his party

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تحدى تَحَدَّىْ اتحاداتِّحَادُ الطلبة القوانين الجديدةالطَّلَبَةِ القَوَانِيْنَ الجَدِيْدَةَ

The student union has defied the new policies

أعدمأُعْدِمَ لأنه تحدى الملكية لِأَنَّهُ تَحَدَّىْ المَلَكِيَّةَ علانيةعَلَانِيَةً

He was executed as he openly defied the monarchy

  ∘ How to pronounce defy in English?

defy is pronounced in English as

تحدى - فعل

5) defy - verb

  ∘ Meaning of defy in Arabic and English:

تحدى المنطق أي تَحَدَّىْ المَنْطِقَ أَيْ حدثحَدَثَ خارجخَارِجَ نطاق المألوفنِطَاقِ المَأْلُوْفِ

defy logic/the odds etc: to not happen according to the principles you would expect

  ∘ Example of defy in Arabic and English

تحدى الطفل الصعاب ونجىتَحَدَّىْ الطِّفْلُ الصِّعَابَ وَنَجَىْ

The little child defied the odds and survived

نجاحها يتحدى المنطقنَجَاحُهَا يَتَحَدَّىْ المَنْطِقَ

Her success defied the logic

  ∘ How to pronounce defy in English?

defy is pronounced in English as

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