| purport | n (fml) maksud: the ~ of the letter seems clear, maksud surat itu nampaknya jelas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mean 1 | ~ mischief, /bermaksud, ada maksud/ jahat; ~ well, /bermaksud, maksud/ baik: she is rather tactless, but she ~s well, dia kurang berhati-hati dlm percakapannya tetapi maksudnya baik or dia bermaksud baik; ~ well by so., | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tenor | 3. general meaning, drift, maksud: I could not grasp the ~ of the garbled telephone message, saya tdk dapat menangkap maksud pesanan telefon yg bercelaru itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spirit 1 | 9. real intended meaning, maksud yg tersirat: according to the ~ and the letter of the law, menurut maksud yg tersirat dan yg tersurat dlm undang-undang itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| point | menerangkannya jadi saya tdk mendesak; see the ~ of, menangkap maksud: she did not see the ~ of my remarks, dia tdk dapat menangkap maksud kata-kata saya; that’s not the ~, bukan itu soalnya: I know he’s intelligent but that’s not the ~, saya tahu dia bijak, tetapi bukan itu soalnya; to the ~ of, hingga, sampai: she worries about her son to the ~ of distraction, dia bimbang ttg anak lelakinya sehingga fikirannya terganggu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| significance | n 1. essential meaning, makna, maksud: I did not understand the ~ of his words until some time later, saya tdk faham maksud kata-katanya sehinggalah beberapa lama kemudian; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| word | doesn’t know the meaning of the ~, tdk tahu akan maksud perkataan itu: Sincerity? She doesn’t know the meaning of the ~!, Keikhlasan? Dia tdk tahu akan maksud perkataan itu!; eat o’s ~s, menjilat /kembali, balik/ kata-kata sso: now that he has lost the game, you have to eat your ~s, sekarang dia telah kalah perlawanan itu, kamu terpaksa menjilat balik kata-kata kamu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mean 1 | 3. (when explaining or asking so. to explain st further) maksud: when I say “no” I ~ “no”, apabila saya kata tidak, maksud saya “tidak”; “He left a note to say he was leaving.” “You ~ he’s gone for good?” “Dia meninggalkan nota | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wish | not ~ to /be rude, interrupt, etc/, bukan maksud sso utk /berlaku biadab, mengganggu dll/: I don’t ~ to upset you, but I have to tell you, bukan maksud saya hendak menyusahkan hati kamu, tetapi saya terpaksa memberitahu kamu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sense | 6. meaning, interpretation, maksud, erti: he is using the word in its figurative ~, dia menggunakan perkataan itu dgn erti kiasan; this is more or less the ~ of what he said, inilah lebih kurang maksud kata-katanya; in /all ~s, every ~/ of the word, dlm semua erti kata: she’s beautiful in every ~ of the word, dia cantik dlm semua erti kata ; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |