| very | 2. (as intensive) exact, none other than, -nya: this is the ~ thing I want, inilah bendanya yg saya kehendaki; that’s the ~ book that I’ve been looking for, itulah bukunya yg sedang saya cari-cari; 3. mere, saja, sahaja: the ~ mention of his name gives me the shivers, menyebut namanya saja, menggeletar saya dibuatnya; 4. actual, betul-betul: he was caught in the ~ act of stealing, dia ditangkap sewaktu betul-betul sedang mencuri; she did it under my ~ eyes, dia melakukannya betul-betul di depan mata saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grope | vi also ~ /about, around/, fumble, a. tergagau-gagau, teraba-raba: he ~d about in the dark for his glasses, dia teraba-raba dlm gelap mencari cermin matanya; b. (fig.) teraba-raba, tercari-cari, mencari-cari: he paused while groping after the right word, dia berhenti sejenak mencari-cari perkataan yg tepat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| look | ~ around, a. see vi (sense 1. ); b. search, mencari(-cari): I am still ~ing around for a suitable house, saya masih mencari-cari rumah yg sesuai; she has been ~ing around for a job that will give her the opportunity to travel, dia masih mencari-cari kerja yg dapat memberinya peluang melancong; c. survey, melihat-lihat, menengok-nengok: “Can I help you, madam?” “Thank you. I’m just ~ing around”, “Boleh saya tolong puan?” “Tak mengapa. Saya cuma menengok-nengok sahaja”; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| matchmaking | adj /mencari, cari/ jodoh: he runs a ~ agency, dia mengurus agensi cari jodoh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scavenge | ~ for, mencari-cari: vultures scavenging for food, burung hering yg sedang mencari-cari makanan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cast | ~ about, mencari-cari: he ~ about for a means of escape, dia mencari-cari jalan utk melepaskan diri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ferret | ~ about for st, mencari-cari sst: she ~ed about for her lost keys, dia mencari-cari kuncinya yg hilang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| trouble | keep out of ~, jangan cari susah: do try and keep out of ~ while we are away, cuba jangan cari susah semasa kami tiada; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beat | ~ about, search anxiously, mencari-cari: they ~ about for a way of escape, mereka mencari-cari jalan utk melepaskan diri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| start | ~ st, (colloq) cari pasal: you really ~ed something when you accused him of lying, awak betul-betul cari pasal dgn menuduh dia berbohong; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |