| inevitable | adj 1. that cannot be avoided, tdk dapat dielakkan; (of death) pasti, pasti berlaku: war between the two countries seemed ~, peperangan antara kedua-dua buah negara itu nampaknya tdk dapat dielakkan; it was ~ that you two should meet, pertemuan kamu berdua tdk dapat dielakkan; death is ~, setiap yg hidup pasti mati or kematian setiap yg hidup itu pasti berlaku; 2. (colloq or humorous), [various translations]: at ten o’clock we went to the canteen for the ~ plate of noodles, pd pukul sepuluh, spt biasa, kami ke kantin utk makan mi; a provincial town with the ~ fast-food chain, bandar kecil dgn rangkaian kedai makanan segeranya yg mesti ada; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| definite | adj 1. clear, positive, pasti: a ~ answer, jawapan yg pasti; a ~ opinion, pendapat yg pasti; is it ~ that he’s leaving?, sudah pasti dia akan pergi?; 2. precise, (telah) /ditentukan, ditetapkan/: ~ duties, tugas-tugas yg telah ditentukan; at a ~ time and place, pd waktu dan tempat yg telah ditentukan; ~ instructions, arahan-arahan yg telah ditentukan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| certainty | n kepastian, pasti: no ~ of success, tdk ada kepastian utk mencapai kejayaan; it’s a ~ that prices will go up, sudah pasti harga akan naik; know for a ~, pasti: he knows for a ~ that he will be punished, dia pasti bahawa dia akan dihukum; with ~, dgn pasti: I can answer that question with ~, saya boleh menjawab soalan itu dgn pasti. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| certain | adj 1. sure, undoubted, pasti: there is no ~ cure for this disease, tdk ada ubat yg pasti bagi penyakit ini; they are ~ that they will win, mereka pasti bahawa mereka akan menang; 2. inevitable, pasti + approp v: war seemed ~, peperangan pasti berlaku; 3. unerring, tdk teragak-agak: his touch on the piano was ~, cara dia bermain piano tdk teragak-agak; 4. some but not much, sedikit; (of feeling, attitude, etc) agak: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| certain | for ~, (sudah) pasti: the books will be delivered tomorrow for ~, buku-buku itu pasti akan dihantar esok; know for ~, pasti; make ~ (of, that), memastikan bahawa: she made ~ all the doors were locked, dia memastikan bahawa semua pintu telah dikunci; to make ~ of getting seats, memastikan bahawa mereka akan mendapat tempat duduk. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unsure | 2. uncertain, tdk pasti: he seems rather ~ of the results, nampaknya dia tdk pasti dgn keputusan itu; I’m still ~ about going to the party, saya masih tdk pasti sama ada hendak pergi ke majlis keramaian itu atau tdk; we are ~ whether he would accept the offer, kami tdk pasti sama ada dia akan menerima tawaran itu atau tdk. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bet | ~ o’s bottom dollar, (colloq), (fig/.) pasti (betul); you ~, (collo/q) pasti, tentu; you (can) ~ your life, (collo/q) pasti betul; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| uncertain | 3. not sure or confident, tdk pasti: he was ~ of his information, dia tdk pasti ttg maklumatnya; I can come but I’m ~ about my wife, saya boleh datang tetapi saya tdk pasti sama ada isteri saya boleh datang atau tdk; she was still ~ as to whether she should accept the offer, dia masih tdk pasti sama ada dia harus menerima atau tdk tawaran itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| imminent | adj pasti akan + approp v (tdk lama lagi); (of death) berada di ambang [maut]: war is ~, peperangan pasti akan meletus tdk lama lagi; a storm is ~, ribut pasti akan melanda tdk lama lagi; like one faced with ~ death, spt orang yg berada di ambang maut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| uncertain | 2. undecided, belum /pasti, tentu/: the venue of the match is still ~, tempat perlawanan itu akan diadakan belum pasti; their plans are still ~, rancangan-rancangan mereka masih belum pasti; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |