No. 782 in Arabic

تجاوز

The Arabic word "تجاوز" means "to surpass," "to exceed," "to overcome," or "to bypass."

In a sentence

تجاوز السائق الإشارة الحمراء.
The driver ran the red light.
In this sentence, 'تجاوز' means "to cross or pass" referring to disregarding the traffic light.
العفو يمكن أن يكون تجاوزًا عن الأخطاء.
Forgiveness can be an overlooking of mistakes.
Here, 'تجاوز' is used to mean "overlooking" or "forgiving" mistakes.
تجاوز الرياضي كل التوقعات في الأداء.
The athlete exceeded all performance expectations.
'تجاوز' in this context means "to exceed or surpass" expectations.

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