يَتَخَلَّفfall behind

Example sentences

• ولا يتخلف عن مؤاكلة الناس، ولا يتأخر عن إجابة الداعي إلى الطعام،

  Nor did he avoid dining with people, nor delay in responding to an invitation to food,

  يَتَخَلَّفُ — avoid. This present-tense verb has its 'he' subject inside and, under the negator, denies an ongoing habit, 'he would not hang back'. The plain present ending marks a general, repeated non-action.

  From: The Grandson's Noble Grief →