No. 223 in Arabic
وبحسب
"According to" or "based on."
In a sentence
وبحسب الأخبار، سيشهد الطقس تغيرات كبيرة هذا الأسبوع.
According to the news, the weather will witness significant changes this week.
Here, 'وبحسب' indicates that the information following it is sourced or referred to, attributing the statement to 'the news'.
وبحسب الاتفاقية، يجب أن يتم التسليم في غضون ثلاثة أيام.
According to the agreement, the delivery must be made within three days.
In this sentence, 'وبحسب' is employed to specify that the subsequent obligations or details are derived from 'the agreement'.
وبحسب تقديراتي، تحتاج هذه المهمة إلى ساعتين على الأقل.
According to my estimates, this task requires at least two hours.
Here, 'وبحسب' is used to express that the following statement is based on 'my estimates,' reflecting an individualized source of information.
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