| long 2 | vi; ~ to (do st), sangat ingin, ingin sekali: he’d been laid up for several weeks and was ~ing to get to work, dia telah terlantar beberapa minggu dan ingin sekali kembali bekerja; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| long 2 | ~ for so., /rindu akan, merindukan/ sso: the child ~ed for his parents, kanak-kanak itu rindu akan ibu bapanya; ~ for so. to do st, /amat ingin, ingin sekali/ sso membuat sst: her brother has been ~ing for her to visit him, adik lelakinya ingin sekali dia datang melawatnya; ~ for st, /ingin akan, mengingini, mengidam-idamkan/ sst; (food, drink) teringin hendak /makan, minum/ sst; (former surroundings, acquaintances, etc) /rindu akan, merindukan/ sst: he had always ~ed for wealth and position, dia sentiasa ingin akan kekayaan dan kedudukan; during his stay abroad, he ~ed for his mother’s cooking, semasa di luar negeri dia teringin hendak makan masakan ibunya; he ~ed for his native land, dia rindu akan tanah airnya; she ~ed for his return, dia rindu akan kepulangannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| longing | n a. (for st not yet achieved or viable) keinginan, ingin sekali; (sudden) teringin: the people’s ~ for freedom, keinginan rakyat akan kebebasan; as a boy he had a ~ to go to sea, semasa kecil, dia ingin sekali menjadi pelaut; she had a sudden ~ for pickles, tiba-tiba dia teringin hendak makan jeruk; b. (for so., st in the past) kerinduan, rindu: seeing her family on the video only increased her ~ for home, melihat keluarganya di video hanya menambahkan lagi rindunya pd kampung halaman; she thought of him with ~, dia mengenangnya dgn penuh rindu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| eager | adj 1. enthusiastic, /amat, sangat, sungguh/ berminat: an ~ student of foreign languages, pelajar yg sangat berminat mempelajari bahasa-bahasa asing; 2. impatiently desirous, ingin /sekali, benar/, sangat ingin, berhasrat benar: the team is ~ to win, pasukan itu ingin sekali hendak menang; ~ for success, ingin sekali mencapai kejayaan; 3. (of eyes, glance) penuh /minat, hasrat/: she pretended not to notice the man’s ~ glance, dia berpura-pura tdk melihat kerlingan penuh hasrat lelaki itu; his ~ eyes devoured the food on the table, matanya yg penuh hasrat itu seolah-seolah menelan makanan yg terhidang di meja; 4. (of embrace) penuh rindu dendam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| curious | adj 1. eager, interested (to learn, know) ingin tahu; (foll by infin) ingin (sekali): children are by nature, ~, memang sifat semula jadi kanak-kanak ingin tahu; she was ~ to see what he looked like, dia ingin sekali melihat rupa lelaki itu; 2. inquisitive, prying, suka ambil tahu: she is always ~ about her neighbours, dia suka ambil tahu ttg jirannya; 3. odd, aneh: a ~ thing happened, suatu perkara yg aneh terjadi; it is ~ how two very different people can live together, adalah aneh dua orang yg sangat berbeza dapat tinggal bersama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| itch | ~ for, ingin /sangat, sekali, benar, sungguh/: he was~ ing for the chance to prove his ability, dia ingin sekali membuktikan kebolehannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stage | go on the ~, menjadi pelakon pentas: it had always been her dream to go on the ~, dia memang ingin sekali menjadi pelakon pentas; b. activities connected with the theatre, pentas: a ~ production, produksi pentas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| compose | 4. (fml) settle, menyelesaikan: both parties were eager to ~ their differences, kedua-dua pihak ingin sekali menyelesaikan perselisihan mereka dgn segera; 5. calm, control, menenangkan, menenteramkan; (o’s features) memperlihatkan [air muka] yg tenang: in spite of her nervousness, she managed to ~ herself, walaupun gugup dia masih dapat menenangkan dirinya; to ~ o’s thoughts, menenangkan fikiran sso; 6. (printing) mengatur huruf; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| anxious | adj 1. uneasy, worried, bimbang, risau, cemas, khuatir: he was ~ about the future of the business, dia bimbang ttg masa depan perniagaan itu; 2. distressing, worrying, mencemaskan, membimbangkan, merisaukan: ~ moments, saat-saat yg mencemaskan; 3. earnestly wishing, ingin sekali, berhasrat: she was most ~ to meet his family, dia ingin sekali berjumpa dgn keluarga lelaki itu; they were ~ for the contract to be renewed, mereka ingin sekali kontrak itu diperbaharui. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mettle | on o’s ~, bersedia: we were all on our ~ that day, very keen to succeed, kami semua sudah bersedia pd hari itu, ingin sekali berjaya; put on o’s ~, membuat sso, berusaha lebih giat: the challenge really put him on his ~, cabara | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |