| invite | n (sl) jemputan, /kad, surat/ jemputan: have you sent out the ~s yet?, sudahkah kamu menghantar kad-kad jemputan itu?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| invitation | n 1. request, jemputan, undangan: I decided to accept his ~, saya membuat keputusan utk menerima undangannya; we are here at the ~ of the President, kami datang ke sini atas undangan Presiden; admission is by ~ only, masuk dgn jemputan sahaja; 2. written, printed card or paper bearing an invitation, /kad, surat/ /jemputan, undangan/: he had been writing ~s all day, dia menulis kad jemputan sepanjang hari; 3. (lure, encouragement) seolah-olah mengundang; (allurement, provocation) menggoda: leaving the keys in the car is an ~ to theft, meninggalkan kunci dlm kereta seolah-olah mengundang orang mencuri; the look she gave him was clearly an ~, pandangan yg diberikannya itu benar-benar menggoda. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decline | vt refuse, menolak: they ~d the invitation, mereka menolak jemputan itu; the offer was ~d, tawaran itu ditolak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hesitant | adj teragak-agak: she was ~ about accepting the invitation, dia teragak-agak utk menerima jemputan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pretext | n helah, dalih: what possible ~ can we give for refusing the invitation?, apakah dalih yg boleh kita berikan utk menolak jemputan itu?; he entered the premises on the ~ of inspecting the air conditioner, dia masuk ke premis itu dgn helah utk memeriksa alat pendingin udara. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| alacrity | n 1. eager readiness, keberiaan, beria-ia: the ~ with which she accepted the invitation, keberiaannya menerima jemputan itu; 2. briskness, cergas, kecergasan; (of woman) kelincahan, lincah, kecergasan, cergas: she dismounted with ~, dia turun dr kuda itu dgn lincah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| reply | n 1. st said, written in response, jawapan: we received a ~ to the invitation, kami menerima jawapan bagi jemputan itu; 2. st done in response, balasan, membalas: his only ~ was a nod, dia membalas dgn mengangguk sahaja; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| post 3 | vt 1. send by post, mengeposkan [sst]: the invitation card was ~ed to him last week, kad jemputan telah diposkan kepadanya minggu lepas; ~ me the cheque as soon as possible, poskan cek itu kpd saya seberapa segera yg boleh; 2. (in bookkeeping) membukukan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| reciprocate | vi do st in return, membalas + approp n: we invited them several times, but they never ~d, kami menjemput mereka beberapa kali tetapi mereka tdk pernah membalas jemputan kami; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| plead | vt 1. give excuse for doing or not doing st, memberikan alasan: she turned down my invitation by ~ing a previous engagement, dia tdk memenuhi jemputan saya dgn memberikan alasan ada janji lebih dahulu; Margot ~ed ignorance of the whole affair, Margot memberikan alasan dia tdk tahu ttg seluruh peristiwa itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |