| because | adv & conj kerana, oleh sebab, sebab, disebabkan: I didn’t eat ~ I wasn’t hungry, saya tdk makan kerana saya tdk lapar; ~ of, oleh sebab, sebab, kerana, disebabkan; it is ~.... that, oleh sebab, sebab, kerana: it is ~ he eats so much chocolate that he is so fat, oleh sebab dia makan terlalu banyak coklat, dia gemuk; if... it is ~, /kalau, jika/..., itu adalah /kerana, sebab/: if I reprimand you it is ~ I want you to improve in your work, kalau saya menegur kamu, itu adalah krn saya mahu kerja kamu menjadi lebih baik; just ~, sebab, kerana, oleh sebab: just ~ he is inexperienced it does not follow that..., kerana dia tdk berpengalaman, tdk semestinya... . | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fact | by the ~ that, oleh sebab: this variety is distinguished from others by the ~ that it has more petals, jenis ini dapat dibezakan drpd yg lain oleh sebab ia mempunyai lebih banyak kelopak; in spite of the ~ that, walaupun; look ~s in the face, menghadapi kenyataan; owing to the ~ that, oleh sebab; the ~ /is, remains/, namun kenyataannya: although his intention was good, the ~ remains that he committed a crime, walaupun tujuannya baik, namun kenyataannya, dia telah melakukan kesalahan jenayah; the ~ of the matter is, sebenarnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| owing | ~ to, oleh sebab, disebabkan, kerana: ~ to rising costs, bus fares will be increased, oleh sebab kos meningkat, tambang bas akan dinaikkan; the school is closed ~ to an outbreak of measles, sekolah itu ditutup disebabkan berlakunya wabak demam campak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| consequence | as a ~ of, disebabkan, oleh sebab, kerana: as a ~ of his carelessness he lost his job, oleh sebab kecuaiannya, dia dibuang kerja; in ~, akibatnya: she laughed and in ~ lost her balance, dia ketawa dan akibatnya dia hilang imbangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| since | 2. seeing that, because, (oleh) sebab, memandangkan, kerana: ~ it was raining rather heavily, we took a taxi, oleh sebab hujan agak lebat, kami menaiki teksi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inasmuch | adv; ~ as, kerana, oleh sebab: ~ as there was only one nomination for the position, I declare the nominee elected, oleh sebab seorang sahaja yg dicalonkan utk jawatan itu, saya mengisytiharkan calon itulah yg dipilih. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| virtue | /by, in/ ~ of, oleh sebab, memandangkan: he got the position by ~ of his relationship with the Manager, dia mendapat jawatan itu oleh sebab hubungannya dgn Pengurus; make a ~ of necessity, membuat sst dgn rela. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| insomuch | adv;~ as, because of the fact that, disebabkan, oleh sebab: ~ as the present law is useless, it should be amended, oleh sebab undang-undang yg ada tdk berguna, undang-undang itu patut dipinda; [see also INASMUCH]. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| as | b. (cause) kerana, oleh sebab: it is impossible to reach the village ~ the road is blocked, tdk mungkin kita dapat sampai ke kampung itu kerana jalan ke sana terhalang; ~ you have apologized, I will forget the matter, kerana saudara telah meminta maaf, saya akan melupakan perkara itu; c. (circumstances), (foll pres p) oleh sebab, kerana: living in the city ~ I do, I am accustomed to such things, oleh sebab saya tinggal di kota besar, hal-hal spt itu sudah biasa bagi saya; 4. (indic time), a. when, (se)waktu, ketika, sambil: she smiled ~ she received the gift, dia tersenyum sewaktu (dia) menerima hadiah itu or dia menerima hadiah itu sambil tersenyum; b. also just ~, sebaik saja: just ~ the door opened, a rifle-shot rang out, sebaik sahaja pintu itu terbuka, kedengaran tembakan senapang; c. while, sewaktu, semasa, sambil: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| owe | ~ so. o’s life, ~ it to so. that one is still alive, terhutang nyawa kpd sso; ~ it to /so., os/, (foll by infin), /menjadi, adalah/ tanggungjawab sso; (foll by clause), /kerana, disebabkan, oleh sebab, sebab/ seseoranglah: you ~ it to your parents to try your best, adalah tanggungjawab kamu thdp ibu bapamu utk berusaha sedaya upaya; I ~ it to you that I still have a job, kerana tuanlah saya masih mempunyai pekerjaan; he ~s it to you that he’s still alive, disebabkan kamulah dia masih hidup; 4. have (some quality etc) because of, disebabkan, kerana, oleh sebab, sebab: he ~s his success to his financial adviser, dia berjaya disebabkan penasihat kewangannya; ~ everything to so., terhutang segala-galanya kpd sso: we ~ everything to you, kami terhutang segala-galanya kpd tuan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |