Meaning of وضع in English is: (deposit, dispose, go) among others. This article contains images, pronunciation, examples, and more!

Meaning of وضع in English and Arabic

وضعوَضَعَ - فعل

1) deposit - verb

  ∘ Meaning of deposit in Arabic and English:

وضعوَضَعَ شيئا شَيْئًا مامَا فيفِيْ مكان ما أي حطه وألقاه في ذلك المكانمَكَانٍ مَا أَيْ حَطَّهُ وَأَلْقَاهُ فِيْ ذَلِكَ المَكَانِ

[transitive always + adverb/preposition] formal to put something down in a particular place

Click to show verb conjugation deposit

  ∘ Simple past of the verb deposit

depositted

  ∘ Past participle of the verb deposit

depositted

Click to show conjugation of وضعوَضَعَ

  ∘ past tense conjugation in Arabic وضعوَضَعَ

وضعوَضَعَ

  ∘ present & future tenses conjugation in Arabic وضعوَضَعَ

يضعيَضَعُ

  ∘ imperative mood conjugation in Arabic وضعوَضَعَ

ضعضَعْ

  ∘ Example of deposit in Arabic and English

وضع الحقيبة وَضَعَ الحَقِيْبَةَ علىعَلَىْ سريريسَرِيْرِيْ

He deposited the suitcase on my bed

وضع الثعلب فريسته في الجحروَضَعَ الثَّعْلَبُ فَرِيْسَتَهُ فِيْ الجُحْرِ

The fox deposited his prey into the burrow

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وضعت الرسالة في الدرجوَضَعَتِ الرِّسَالَةَ فِيْ الدُّرْجِ

She deposited the letter into the drawer

  ∘ How to pronounce deposit in English?

deposit is pronounced in English as

وضعوَضَعَ - فعل

2) dispose - verb

  ∘ Meaning of dispose in Arabic and English:

وضع شيئا وَضَعَ شَيْئًا أو شخصا في شَخْصًا فِيْ مكانمَكَانٍ أيأَيْ حطه فيهحَطَّهُ فِيْهِ

​dispose something/somebody + adv./prep. to arrange things or people in a particular way or position

Click to show verb conjugation dispose

  ∘ Simple past of the verb dispose

disposed

  ∘ Past participle of the verb dispose

disposed

  ∘ Example of dispose in Arabic and English

وضعت اللوحات على الجدرانوُضِعَتِ اللَّوْحَاتُ عَلَىْ الجُدْرَانِ

The paintings were disposed on the walls

وضعت التماثيل وُضِعَتِ التَّمَاثِيْلُ حولحَوْلَ القصرالقَصْرِ

Statues were disposed around the palace

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وضعت الجنود على الصخور حول القلعةوُضِعَتِ الجُنُوْدُ عَلَىْ الصُّخُوْرِ حَوْلَ القَلْعَةِ

Soldiers were disposed on rocks around the castle

  ∘ How to pronounce dispose in English?

dispose is pronounced in English as

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وضعوَضَعَ - فعل

3) go - verb

  ∘ Meaning of go in Arabic and English:

وضع أي حطحطّ غرض أو شيء ما في مكان معين

to have as a usual or correct position; to be placed

Click to show verb conjugation go

  ∘ Simple past of the verb go

went

  ∘ Past participle of the verb go

gone

  ∘ Example of go in Arabic and English

أينأَيْنَ تريد وضع الطاولةتُرِيْدُ وَضْعَ الطَّاوِلَةِ؟

Where do you want the table to go?

الكأس الكَأْسُ موضوعمَوْضُوْعٌ في الخزانةفِيْ الخِزَانَةِ

The glass goes on the cupboard

  ∘ How to pronounce go in English?

go is pronounced in English as

وضعوَضَعَ - فعل

4) make - verb

  ∘ Meaning of make in Arabic and English:

To create something

Click to show verb conjugation make

  ∘ Simple past of the verb make

made

  ∘ Past participle of the verb make

made

  ∘ Example of make in Arabic and English

وضعت القوانين لتسيير أمور المجتمعوُضِعَتِ القَوَانِيْنُ لِتَسْيِيْرِ أُمُوْرِ المُجْتَمَعِ

Laws were made to run the society

تمتَمَّ وضع هذه القوانين لحماية الطفولةوَضْعُ هَذِهِ القَوَانِيِنُ لِحِمَايَةِ الطُّفُوْلَةِ

These regulations were made to protect children

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منمَنْ وضع وَضَعَ هذاهَذَا القانون الغبيالقَانَوْنَ الغَبِيَّ؟

Who's made this stupid rule?

كيفكَيْفَ توضع القوانينتُوْضَعُ القَوَانِيْنُ؟

How laws are made

  ∘ How to pronounce make in English?

make is pronounced in English as

وضعوَضْع - اسم

5) mode - noun

  ∘ Meaning of mode in Arabic and English:

الوضع الوَضْعُ هوهُوَ الطريقة التي يؤدي بها الطَّرِيْقَةُ الَّتِيْ يُؤَدِّيْ بِهَا جهازجِهَازٌ ما وظيفة محددةمَا وَظِيْفَةً مُحَدَّدَةً

[countable, uncountable] the way in which a piece of equipment is set to perform a particular task

  ∘ plural of mode in Arabic

أوضاعأَوْضَاع

  ∘ Example of mode in Arabic and English

اضبط الشاشة على وضع اضْبِطِ الشَّاشَةَ عَلَىْ وَضْعِ 256 لونلَوْنٍ

Set the monitor to 256 colour mode.

ضع ضَعْ كاميراكَامِيْرَا الفيديو على الوضع التلقائيالفِيْدِيُوْ عَلَىْ الوَضْعِ التِّلْقَائِيِّ

Put the camcorder in the automatic mode

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كيف أخرج من الوضع الليليكَيْفَ أَخْرُجُ مِنَ الوَضْعِ اللَّيْلِيِّ؟

How to get out from the night mode?

ضع هاتفك على الوضع الصامتضَعْ هَاتِفَكَ عَلَىْ الوَضْعِ الصَّامِتِ

Switch your mobile phone into silent mode

أصبحأَصْبَحَ تغييرتَغْيِيْرُ الأوضاع والخيارات أكثر سهولةالأَوْضَاعِ وَالخَيَارَاتِ أَكْثَرَ سُهُوْلَةً

Changing modes and options has become much easier

الوضع اليدويالوَضْعُ اليَدَوِيُّ

The manual mode

وضع مشاهدة الأفلاموَضْعُ مُشَاهَدَةِ الأَفْلَامَ

The movie mode

تعمل الغسالة تَعْمَلُ الغَسَّالَةُ أيضاأَيْضًا في الوضع الصامتفِيْ الوَضْعِ الصَّامِتِ

The washing machine also operates in a silent mode

وضع الإيقاف وَضْعُ الإِيْقَافِ

The suspend mode

وضع الاستعدادوَضْعُ الِاسْتِعْدَادِ

The standby mode

  ∘ How to pronounce mode in English?

mode is pronounced in English as

وضعوَضْع - اسم

6) placement - noun

  ∘ Meaning of placement in Arabic and English:

وضع الشيء في مكان محدد أي حطه وأثبته فيه وَضَعَ الشَّيْءَ فِيْ مَكَانٍ مُحَدَّدٍ أَيْ حَطَّهُ وَأَثْبَتَهُ فِيْهِ

when something is placed somewhere or when you decide where something should go

  ∘ Example of placement in Arabic and English

وضع السرير وسط الغرفة يجعل التجول فيها صعبا وَضْعُ السَّرِيْرِ وَسَطَ الغُرْفَةِ يَجْعَلُ التَّجَوُّلَ فِيْهَا صَعْبًا

the placement of the bed in the middle of the room makes it hard to walk around

وضع صنابير إطفاء الحرائق على طول الشارع وَضْعُ صَنَابِيْرِ إِطْفَاءِ الحَرَائِقِ عَلَىْ طُوْلِ الشَّارِعِ

the placement of fire hydrants along the street

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تتضمن الجراحة وضع قسطرة تَتَضَمَّنُ الجِرَاحَةُ وَضْعَ قَسْطَرَةٍ

The surgery included the palcement of the catheter

تأكد من وضع الإبرة بشكل صحيح تَأَكَّدْ مِنْ وَضْعِ الإِبْرَةِ بِشَكْلٍ صَحِيْحٍ

verify proper placement of the needle

  ∘ How to pronounce placement in English?

placement is pronounced in English as

وضعوَضَعَ - فعل

7) put down - verb

Click to show verb conjugation put down

  ∘ Simple past of the verb put down

  ∘ Past participle of the verb put down

  ∘ Example of put down in Arabic and English

ضع القلم على الطاولةضَعِ القَلَمَ عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ

Put the pen down on the table

ضع السكين جانبا قبل أن تجرح أصابعكضَعِ السِّكِّيْنَ جَانِبًا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَجْرَحَ أَصَابِعَكَ

Put the knife down before you cut your fingers

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هذا الكتاب شيقهَذَا الكِتَابُ شَيِّقٌ. لم أستطع وضعه جانبا لَمْ أَسْتَطِعْ وَضْعَهُ جَانِبًا

This is an interesting book. I couldn't put it down

من وضع الكتاب على السريرمَنْ وَضَعَ الكِتَابَ عَلَى السَّرِيْرِ؟

Who had put the book down on the bed

وضعوَضَعَ - فعل

8) set - verb

  ∘ Meaning of set in Arabic and English:

to put something in a particular place or position

Click to show verb conjugation set

  ∘ Simple past of the verb set

set

  ∘ Past participle of the verb set

set

  ∘ Example of set in Arabic and English

وضعت الكؤوس على الصينية وَضَعْتُ الكُؤُوْسَ عَلَىْ الصِيْنِيَّةَ

I set the glasses down on the table

وضعت الكأس على الرف وَضَعْتُ الكَأْسَ عَلَىْ الرَّفِّ

I set the trophy on the shelf

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ضع الحاوية بدقة على العربةضَعِ الحَاوِيَةَ بِدِقَّةٍ عَلَىْ العَرَبَةِ

Set the container down accurately on the truck

ضع البيض جانبا ضَعِ البَيْضَ جَانِبًا

Put the eggs aside

  ∘ How to pronounce set in English?

set is pronounced in English as

وضع - فعل

9) set - verb

  ∘ Meaning of set in Arabic and English:

to fix something so that others copy it or try to achieve it

  ∘ Example of set in Arabic and English

وضعت اللجنة معاييرا عالية لقبول المرشحينوَضَعَتِ اللَّجْنَةُ مَعَايِيْرًا عَالِيَةً لِقُبُوْلِ المُرَشَّحِيْنَ

The committee set high standards to accept the candidates

  ∘ How to pronounce set in English?

set is pronounced in English as

وضع - فعل

10) set - verb

  ∘ Meaning of set in Arabic and English:

to give somebody/yourself a piece of work, task, etc

  ∘ Example of set in Arabic and English

وضع لنفسه هدفا بعيد المنالوَضَعَ لِنَفْسِهِ هَدَفًا بَعِيْدَ المَنَالِ

He set a distant goal for himself

وضع لنفسه هدفا بعيد المنالوَضَعَ لِنَفْسِهِ هَدَفًا بَعِيْدَ المَنَالِ

He set himself a distant goal

  ∘ How to pronounce set in English?

set is pronounced in English as

وضعوَضْع - اسم

11) set-up - noun

  ∘ Meaning of set-up in Arabic and English:

الوضع هو النظام أو طريقة تنظيم شيء ما الوَضْعُ هُوَ النِّظَامُ أَوْ طَرِيْقَةُ تَنْظِيْمِ شَيْءٍ مَا

a way of organizing something; a system

  ∘ Example of set-up in Arabic and English

ما الوضع في شركتكمَا الوَضْعُ فِيْ شَرِكَتِكَ؟ من سيرفعمَنْ سَيُرَفَّعُ؟

What is the set-up in your company? Who will be promoted?

ما الوضع غدامَا الوَضْعُ غَدًا؟ من سيجلب الخيمةمَنْ سَيَجْلِبُ الخَيْمَةَ؟

What is the set-up for tomorrow? Who will bring the tent?

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ما تعودت على الوضع بعدمَا تَعَوَّدْتُ عَلَىْ الوَضْعِ بَعْدُ

I have not get used to the set-up yet

وضعوَضْع - اسم

12) situated - adj

  ∘ Meaning of situated in Arabic and English:

الوضع هو الحالة التي تكون عليها الوَضْعُ هُوَ الحَالَةُ الَّتِيْ تَكُوْنُ عَلَيْهَا

be well/badly situated to be in a good or bad situation

  ∘ plural of situated in Arabic

أوضاعأَوْضَاع

  ∘ Example of situated in Arabic and English

الشركة في وضع جيد لمحاولة التوسع في إفريقية الشَّرِكَةُ فِيْ وَضْعٍ جَيِّدٍ لِمُحَاوَلَةِ التَّوَسُّعِ فِيْ إِفْرِيْقِيَّةِ

The company is well situated to try to expand in Africa

نحن في وضع جيد لهزيمة منافسينا نَحْنُ فِيْ وَضْعٍ جَيِّدٍ لِهَزِيْمَةِ مُنَافِسِيْنَا

We are well situated to beat our rivals

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جميعنا في وضع سواءجَمِيْعُنَا فِيْ وَضْعٍ سَوَاءٍ

We are all similarly situated

  ∘ How to pronounce situated in English?

situated is pronounced in English as

وضعوَضْع - اسم

13) stance - noun

  ∘ Meaning of stance in Arabic and English:

الوضع هو الطريقة التي يقف بها شخص معين الوَضْعُ هُوَ الطَّرِيْقَةُ الَّتِيْ يَقِفُ بِهَا شَخْصٌ مُعَيَّنٌ

the way in which somebody stands, especially when playing a sport

  ∘ plural of stance in Arabic

أوضاعأَوْضَاع

  ∘ Example of stance in Arabic and English

اتخذ الجندي وضعا هجوميا اتَّخَذَ الجُنْدِيُّ وَضْعًا هُجُوْمِيًّا

The soldier took up a fighting stance

وضعوَضَعَ - فعل

14) tag - verb

  ∘ Meaning of tag in Arabic and English:

وضع علامة أو رمزا أي وضع علامة عليه لتمييزه والتعريف به وَضَعَ عَلَامَةً أَوْ رَمْزًا أَيْ وَضَعَ عَلَامَةً عَلَيْهِ لَتَمْيِيْزِهِ وَالتَّعْرِيْفِ بِهِ

tag something/somebody to fasten a tag onto something/somebody

Click to show verb conjugation tag

  ∘ Simple past of the verb tag

tagged

  ∘ Past participle of the verb tag

tagged

  ∘ Example of tag in Arabic and English

وضعت علامات حمراء على الحاويات المعيبة وُضِعَتْ عَلَامَاتٌ حَمْرَاءُ عَلَىْ الحَاوِيَاتِ المَعِيْبَةِ

The flawed containers were tagged with red signs

وضع الباحثون رقما على كل طائر للتعرف عليهوَضَعَ البَاحِثُوْنَ رَقَمًا عَلَىْ كُلِّ طَائِرٍ لِلتَّعَرُّفِ عَلَيْهِ

Researchers tagged each bird with a number for identification

وضع - فعل

15) lay - verb

  ∘ Meaning of lay in Arabic and English:

وضع شخص ما أو شيئا ما في وضعية معينة، لاسيما عندما يتم ذلك بهدوء أو بعناية

to put somebody/something in a particular position, especially when it is done gently or carefully

Click to show verb conjugation lay

  ∘ Simple past of the verb lay

laid

  ∘ Past participle of the verb lay

laid

  ∘ Example of lay in Arabic and English

وضعت الأم طفلها في السرير.

She laid the baby in the crib.

وضع الكتاب على الطاولة.

He laid the book on the table.

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وضع العمال أساسات المبنى الجديد.

The workers laid the foundation for the new building.

ضع البطاقات بوجهها للأسفل.

Lay the cards face down.

تضع الدجاجة البيض.

The hen lays eggs.

وضعت شظايا الزجاج بعناية في السلة.

She carefully laid the glass shards into the bin.

  ∘ How to pronounce lay in English?

lay is pronounced in English as

وضع - فعل

16) put - verb

  ∘ Meaning of put in Arabic and English:

نقل شيء إلى مكان أو وضع معين

to move something into a particular place or position

Click to show verb conjugation put

  ∘ Simple past of the verb put

put

  ∘ Past participle of the verb put

put

  ∘ Example of put in Arabic and English

وضعت الكتاب على الطاولة.

She put the book on the table.

وضع المفاتيح في جيبه.

He put the keys in his pocket.

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وضعنا الزهور في مزهرية.

We put the flowers in a vase.

وضع المعلم الطلاب في مجموعات.

The teacher put the students in groups.

وضعوا الأطباق جانبا بعد العشاءوضعوا الأطباق جانبًا بعد العشاء.

They put the dishes away after dinner.

وضعت حذائي تحت السرير.

I put my shoes under the bed.

  ∘ How to pronounce put in English?

put is pronounced in English as

وضعوَضْع - اسم

17) situation - n.

  ∘ Meaning of situation in Arabic and English:

جميع الظروف والأمور الحاصلة في وقت ومكان معينين.

All the circumstances and things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place.

  ∘ Example of situation in Arabic and English

الوضع الاقتصادي الحالي صعب.

The current economic situation is challenging.

وجدوا أنفسهم في وضع صعب.

They found themselves in a difficult situation.

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تحسن الوضع منذ العام الماضي.

The situation has improved since last year.

قيم الوضع قبل اتخاذ قرار.

He assessed the situation before making a decision.

استجابت فرق الطوارئ بسرعة للوضع.

Emergency teams responded quickly to the situation.

تتطلب مثل هذه الأوضاع تفكيرا دقيقاتتطلب مثل هذه الأوضاع تفكيراً دقيقاً.

Situations like these require careful consideration.

  ∘ How to pronounce situation in English?

situation is pronounced in English as

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