وراء

Meaning of وراء in English is: (behind, after) among others. This article contains images, pronunciation, examples, and more!

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Meaning of وراء in English and Arabic

وراءوَرَاء - اسم

1) behind - preposition

  ∘ Meaning of behind in Arabic and English:

at or towards the back of a thing or person

  ∘ Example of behind in Arabic and English

احذر العدو وراءك احْذَرْ العَدُوُّ وَرَاءَكَ مباشرةمُبَاشَرَةً

Be careful, the enemy is standing right behind you

أطفئ الأضواء وراءكأَطْفِئِ الأَضْوَاءَ وَرَاءَكَ

Turn off the light behind you

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اختبأ الطفل وراء الخزانةاخْتَبَأَ الطِّفْلُ وَرَاءَ الخِزَانَةِ

The child hid behind the cupboard

ابق ورائيابْقَ وَرَائِيَ

Stay behind me

يتجمع مروجو المخدرات وراء النفقيَتَجَمَّعُ مُرَوِّجُوْ المُخَدِّرَاتِ وَرَاءَ النَّفَقِ

Drugs traffickers gather behind the tunnel

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وراء - اسم

2) behind - preposition

  ∘ Meaning of behind in Arabic and English:

giving support or approval to somebody or something

  ∘ Example of behind in Arabic and English

يقف يَقِفُ وزيروَزِيْرُ الدفاع وراء الدِّفَاعِ وَرَاءَ عزلعَزْلِ الرئيس المنتخبالرَّئِيْسِ المُنْتَخَبِ

The ministry of defense is behind ousting the elected president

مهمامَهْمَا فعلت تذكري فَعَلْتِ تَذَكَّرِيْ أنأَنَّ عائلتك ستقف ورائك عَائِلَتَكِ سَتَقِفُ وَرَائَكِ دومادَوْمًا

what ever you do, remember that your family will be always behind you

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وراء - اسم

3) behind - preposition

  ∘ Meaning of behind in Arabic and English:

responsible for starting or developing something

  ∘ Example of behind in Arabic and English

مامَا وراء وَرَاءَ هذاهَذَا اللطف الشديداللُّطْفِ الشَّدِيْدِ؟

What's behind this very nice?

يقف وزير الدفاع وراء عزل الرئيس المنتخبيَقِفُ وَزِيْرُ الدِّفَاعِ وَرَاءَ عَزْلِ الرَّئِيْسِ المُنْتَخَبِ

what ever you do, remember that your family will be always behind you

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أتساءل مالذي وراء التغييرات الوزارية الأخيرةأَتَسَاءَلُ مَالَّذِيْ وَرَاءَ التَّغْيِيْرَاتِ الوِزَارِيَّةِ الأَخِيْرَةِ

I wonder what is behind the recent ministerial changes

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وراء - اسم

4) behind - preposition

  ∘ Meaning of behind in Arabic and English:

used to say that something is in somebody's past

  ∘ Example of behind in Arabic and English

اجعل الطلاق وراء ظهرك وتابع حياتكاجَعْلِ الطَّلَاقَ وَرَاءَ ظَهْرِكَ وَتَابِعْ حَيَاتَكَ

Put the divorce behind and continue with your life

اترك اتْرُكْ جميعجَمِيْعَ الأخطاء وراءك وانطلق الأَخْطَاءِ وَرَاءَكَ وَانْطَلِقْ منمِنْ جديدجَدِيْدٍ

Leave all the mistakes behind you and start again

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وراءوَرَاء - اسم

5) behind - adverb

  ∘ Meaning of behind in Arabic and English:

at or towards the back if somebody or something

  ∘ Example of behind in Arabic and English

اغتيل بطعنة من الوراءاغْتِيْلَ بِطَعْنَةٍ مِنَ الوَرَاءِ

He was assassinated by a stab from behind

كانت الطفلة تمشي وأمها وراءهاكَانَتِ الطِّفْلَةُ تَمْشِيْ وَأُمُّهَا وَرَاءَهَا

The child was walking with her mother walking behind

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تركناهم وراءناتَرَكْنَاهُمْ وَرَاءَنَا

We left them behind

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وراء - اسم

6) behind - adverb

  ∘ Meaning of behind in Arabic and English:

in the place where someone or something is or was

  ∘ Example of behind in Arabic and English

تركوا هذا الصبي وراءهمتَرَكُوْا هَذَا الصَّبِيَّ وَرَاءَهَمُ

They left this boy behind

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وراء - اسم

7) after - preposition

  ∘ Meaning of after in Arabic and English:

وراء الشخص أو الشيء أي خلفه أو ما يتبعه

behind someone when they have left; following someone

  ∘ Example of after in Arabic and English

اسمها يأتي وراء اسمي.

Her name comes after mine.

كانت تمشي وراءه.

She was walking after him.

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ركض وراءها يصرخ.

He ran after her shouting.

سوف اقفز إلى بركة السباحة وراءها.

I'll jump into the swimming pool after her.

  ∘ How to pronounce after in English?

after is pronounced in English as

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وراءوَرَاء - اسم

8) after - preposition

  ∘ Meaning of after in Arabic and English:

وراء وَرَاءَ شخصشَخْصٍ أيأَيْ بعد ما انصرفبَعْدَ مَا انْصَرَفَ

behind somebody when they have left; following somebody

  ∘ Example of after in Arabic and English

أغلقأَغْلِقِ البوابة وراءكالبَوَّابَةَ وَرَاءَكَ

Shut the gate after you

دائمادَائِمًا مضطرة للتنظيف وراء أطفالنامُضَطَّرَّةٌ لِلتَّنْظِيْفِ وَرَاءَ أَطْفَالِنَا

She is always having to clean up after our kids

  ∘ How to pronounce after in English?

after is pronounced in English as

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