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whelm

/wɛlm/

الترجمة: فعل قديم بمعنى قلب الشيء أو تغطيته أو إغراقه؛ صار مهجورًا في العربية المعاصرة إلا في الصيغ المشتقة مثل 'overwhelm' و'underwhelm'.

مدخل واحد

verb

formalcommonمهجور/wɛlm/

An archaic verb meaning to turn something over, to cover, or to submerge; now largely obsolete except in its derived forms 'overwhelm' and 'underwhelm'.

  • 🌐فعل قديم بمعنى قلب الشيء أو تغطيته أو إغراقه؛ صار مهجورًا في العربية المعاصرة إلا في الصيغ المشتقة مثل 'overwhelm' و'underwhelm'.
  1. Overcome with emotion C2 formal

    To be deeply affected or overwhelmed by a strong feeling or sensory experience.

    • A sudden sense of nostalgia whelmed him as he entered the old house.
    • The beauty of the landscape whelmed the travelers with awe.
    • She was whelmed by a wave of gratitude during the ceremony.

    🌐غمرت المشاعر

    المرادفات: affectengulfinundatemoveovercomeoverpoweroverwhelmstirsubmergeswamptouch

  • whelmed past participle
  • whelmed past simple
  • whelming present participle
  • whelms third person singular