| صيغ مركبة |
| act upon vtr | (take action in response to) | يتصرف وفق |
| act upon vtr | (have an effect on) | يؤثر على |
| acted upon adj | (responded to, followed) | يرد، يتبع |
| | The suggestions were made, but they were never acted upon. |
| advance upon vtr | (invade, move in to attack) | يهاجم، يغزو |
| | The swarm of killer bees advanced upon the unsuspecting cow that was grazing in the pasture. |
| advance upon n | (invasion or attacking move into) | هجوم، غزو |
| agree upon vtr | (settle upon together) | يوافق على حل |
| agreed upon adj | (decided, settled) | متفق عليه |
| be based upon vtr | (be founded on) | يستند إلى، يقوم على أساس كذا |
| | Some countries have laws based upon state religions. |
| | Ideally, your decision should be based on sound reasoning. |
| be based upon vtr | (be adapted from) | يستند إلى، يقوم على أساس كذا |
| | The movie was based upon a true story. |
| bear upon vtr | UK (come towards rapidly) | ينقضّ على |
| bear upon vtr | formal (press down on) | يمارس ضغطاً على |
| build upon vtr | (be based on, develop from) | يبني على، يستند إلى، يتطور من |
| | The new head coach said he would build upon the team's existing strengths. |
| burst upon vtr | (leap into or onto) | يبرز للعيان فجأة |
| burst upon vtr | figurative (suddenly appear or arise) | يظهر أو يعلو |
| | Tara Lipinski burst upon the world of gymnastics as a bouncy fifteen-year-old. |
| call upon vtr | (request) | يستدعي، يطلب |
| | | يزوره زيارة قصيرة |
| chance upon vtr | (find or encounter by chance) | يواجه، يصادف |
| | She chanced upon a beautiful hand bag at the local thrift store for only $4.00. |
| | Walking throught the woods, I chanced upon young rabbits cavorting in the tall grass. |
| come upon vtr | (find by chance, encounter) | يعثر أو يواجه بالصدفة |
| | The kids were thrilled to come upon a small gingerbread house in the woods. |
| comment upon vtr | (make a remark or observation about) | يعلق على |
| comment upon vtr | (offer an opinion on) | يبدي وجهة نظر |
| | I'm not even going to comment on that ridiculous charge. |
| concentrate upon vtr | (focus one's attention on) | يركز على |
| | The last thing I remember is the hypnotist telling me to concentrate upon the watch. |
| count upon vtr | (depend on, rely on) | يعتمد على |
| | I should like to thank you for your help, and assure you that you may count upon my support at any time. |
| decided upon adj | (determined, chosen) | مقرر |
| | After much deliberation, she finally decided upon a course of action. |
| depend upon vtr | (rely on, count on) | يعتمد على |
| | As a solicitor I am professionally bound not to reveal client secrets : you may depend absolutely upon my discretion. |
| depend upon vtr | (be financially dependent on) | يعتمد مالياً على |
| | In the 1950s women in the US depended upon their husbands for pocket money because it was not acceptable for them to go out to work. |
| depend upon vtr | (action, event: have sth as a condition) | يعتمد على |
| | Getting a drivers license depends upon passing the written and practical examinations. |
| draw upon vtr | (source, resource: make use of) | يستخدم، ينتفع من |
| | To pass the final exam, the students must draw upon everything they have learned in the course. |
| dwell upon vtr | (keep thinking about, be preoccupied by) | يطيل التفكير بـ |
| | It's unwise to dwell upon things you can't change. |
| embark upon vtr | (undertake, begin) | يشرع، يأخذ على عاتقه |
| encroach upon vtr | (infringe on: sb's rights, area of authority) | ينتهك، يتعدى على |
| encroach upon vtr | (trespass on: sb's property) | ينتهك حرمة |
| enlarge upon vtr | (go into more detail about) | يتوسع في التفاصيل |
| fire upon vtr | (shoot at) | يطلق النار على، يصوّب |
| | As soon as I give the order, fire upon the battleship. |
| frown upon vtr | (disapprove of) | يرفض، يستنكر |
| | Management frowns upon employees socializing at the water cooler. |
| gain upon vtr | (catch up with) | يلحق بـ |
| hang upon vtr | (attend very closely to) | يرعى أو يهتم عن كثب |
| | Now that was interesting! I hung upon his every word. |
| hang upon vtr | (depend on) | يعتمد على |
| | Success or failure hangs upon this one small detail. |
| happen upon vtr | (find or encounter by chance) | يصادف، يلاقي |
| have mercy upon vtr | (take pity on) | يشفق، يتعاطف مع |
| hinge upon vtr | (rely or depend on) | يعتمد على |
| | The business deal hinges upon securing a loan. |
| hit upon vtr | informal (discover, devise) | يكتشف، يبتكر |
| | I have hit upon a great way to save money: stay in bed all day! |
| hit upon vtr | slang (try to seduce) | يحاول إغواء |
| impose upon vtr | (force: sth on sb) | يجبر |
| impose upon vtr | (force oneself on: sb) | يفرض على نفسه، يجبر نفسه |
| impose upon vtr | (inconvenience sb) | يضايق، يمتهن |
| impress upon vtr | (stress the importance of sth to: sb) | يشدّد على أهمية |
| | I must impress upon you all the need for complete secrecy. |
| impress upon vtr | (stamp, imprint upon) | يترك أثراً |
| | Let me impress upon you the seriousness of this responsibility. |
| | The publisher's stamp was impressed upon the books at the printing press. |
| improve upon vtr | (do better than, make better) | يحسّن |
| | The unions have given the company three days to improve upon their offer before calling for all-out strikes. |
| incumbent upon prep | (obligatory for) | ملزم بـ |
| intent upon adj | (determined to) | مصمّم |
| | We walked fast because we were intent upon reaching the pub before closing time. |
| look down upon vtr | literal (observe from high up) | يراقب من أعلى |
| | From the top of the tower you can look down upon the whole city. |
| look down upon vtr | figurative (consider oneself superior to) | يزدري، يحتقر |
| look upon vtr | (regard, consider) | يعتبر، يضع في الحسبان |
| | I look upon television as a bad influence. |
| look upon vtr | literary (look at, take in) | يدرك، يستوعب |
| once upon a time adv | (start of a fairy tale) | في قديم الزمن (للبدء في سرد حكاية) |
| | Once upon a time, in a land far away, there lived an orphan girl with her wicked stepmother. |
| play upon vtr | (exploit, take advantage of) | يستغل، ينتهز |
| prevail upon vtr | (persuade) | يقنع |
| | I cannot prevail upon you enough how important it is that you immediately return my call. |
| prey upon vtr | literal (animal: hunt as food) | يفترس، يهاجم |
| | Hawks prey upon rodents and other small animals. |
| prey upon vtr | figurative (person: victimize) | يقع ضحية |
| | Pedophiles prey upon children. |
| prey upon vtr | figurative (worry, preoccupy) | يقلق، ينشغل باله |
| | Little fears preyed upon my mind, keeping me awake. |
| put upon vtr | (impose on, take advantage of) | يفرض |
| | | يستفيد من |
| | | يتابع |
| put upon adj | (burdened) | مرهق، محمّل |
| | The boss asks me to do extra work so often that I really feel put upon. |
| rely upon vtr | (depend on) | يعتمد على، يتكل على |
| rest upon vtr | (depend on, rely on) | يعتمد على، يتكل على |
| | You need to rethink your argument, as it presently rests upon a very flimsy premise. |
| seize upon, seize on vtr | (adopt or exploit) | يتمسك، يستغل |
| set upon vtr | (attack) | يهاجم |
| | Jose set upon his dinner as though he hadn't eaten in a week. |
| stumble upon vtr | (encounter by accident) | يعثر بالصدفة |
| | I don't want to make a fortune -- I would rather stumble upon one. |
| touch upon, touch on vtr | (mention very briefly) | يذكر بإيجاز |
| | Her lecture did not touch upon the details of accounting. |
| | The teacher touched on each tested subject area. |
| trample upon, trample on vtr | literal (tread heavily on) | يطأ بشدة |
| trample upon, trample on vtr | figurative (crush) | يسحق |
| tread upon vtr | (walk on) | يمشي على |
| | Treading upon snow can be tricky. |
| | Tread carefully, for you tread upon my dreams. |
| tread upon vtr | (trample underfoot) | يطأ، يدوس |
| upon request adv | (if and when asked for) | عند الطلب، بناء على الطلب |
| | References are available upon request. |
| upon which conj | (on which, whereon) | الذي، الذي عليه |
| upon which conj | (whereupon, at which point) | وإذ ذاك، ومن ثمَّ، وهكذا |
| urge upon vtr | (impress necessity of sth on) | يلح، يدفع بقوة |
| | The preacher urged upon his congregation the importance of helping the poor. |
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