Arabic word sheet
سَارَعَ
To hasten to, to hurry to
- Type
- verb
- Root
- س ر ع
Meaning and usage
To hasten to, to hurry to
To go quickly toward something or be quick to do it, without waiting.
سَارَعَ الطَّبِيبُ إِلَى الْمَرِيضِ.
The doctor hurried to the patient.
To race others to something
To vie with others in speed in order to reach a thing before them.
سَارَعَ الْأَوْلَادُ إِلَى الْمَقَاعِدِ الْأُولَى.
The children raced one another for the front seats.
Word family
What the root means س ر ع
The basic verb means to be quick. This form adds the idea of pressing on toward a goal, often alongside others or ahead of them; speed, what is fast, 'to hurry' and 'to act hastily' come from the same idea.
to be quick
سَرُعَ
speed
سُرْعَةٌ
fast, quick
سَرِيعٌ
to hurry
أَسْرَعَ
to act hastily
تَسَرَّعَ
Synonyms
to be first to act, to hasten to
بَادَرَ
Stresses acting first, before the occasion slips away, more than speed itself.
Opposites
to be slow, to delay
أَبْطَأَ
to be late, to hang back
تَأَخَّرَ