ward off

• فعل مركب يعني دفع شيء خطر أو مؤذٍ أو غير مرغوب فيه وإبعاده ومنع وصوله أو حدوثه.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of preventing something dangerous or unpleasant from affecting or reaching someone or something.

غير معدود · متعدٍّ · فعل مركّب، قابل للفصل

1. Prevent or repelformal

   To prevent something harmful or unpleasant from affecting you.

   الوقاية والدفع

   • She took vitamins to ward off the flu.
   • The talisman was believed to ward off evil spirits.
   • He used a strong deodorant to ward off insects.

   المرادفاتavertdeflectfend offparrypreventrepelstave offthwart

   الأضدادattractencouragefosterinvite

2. formal

   To avoid or deflect a threat, attack, or problem.

   دفع أو رد

   • The knight raised his shield to ward off the blow.
   • They built a fence to ward off intruders.
   • She tried to ward off his questions with a joke.

   المرادفاتavertcounterdeflectfend offforestallparryprecluderepelstave offthwart

   الأضدادattractcourtencourageinvitewelcome

الفعل الأساسيward