| hesitate | vi 1. waver, be undecided, teragak-agak: I ~d about what to do next, saya teragak-agak ttg apa yg hendak dibuat selanjutnya; she does not ~ to sacrifice other people to get what she wants, dia tdk teragak-agak mengorbankan orang lain demi mendapatkan apa yg dikehendakinya; 2. be reluctant, berasa berat: I ~ to ask you this, but I have to, saya berasa berat utk bertanya pd kamu ttg perkara ini, tetapi saya terpaksa; 3. pause, hold back, teragak-agak, tertegun-tegun. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hesitation | n 1. act of wavering, being undecided, teragak-agak: they agreed without the slightest ~, mereka bersetuju tanpa teragak-agak sedikit pun; 2. reluctance, rasa berat: he agreed to lend me the book with some ~, dgn rasa berat dia bersetuju meminjamkan saya buku itu; 3. act of pausing, holding back, perbuatan yg /teragak-agak, tertegun-tegun/: his ~ in picking up the phone was obvious to everyone, perbuatannya yg teragak-agak ketika mengangkat telefon jelas pd semua orang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| halt 2 | vi 1. walk hesitatingly, berjalan teragak-agak; 2. hesitate, waver, teragak-agak: to ~ between two opposite opinions, teragak-agak antara dua pendapat yg bertentangan; 3. (archaic) be lame, tempang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| undecided | adj 1. hesitating, irresolute, teragak-agak: we are still ~ whether we’ll buy the house, kami masih teragak-agak sama ada hendak membeli rumah itu atau tdk; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| falter | vi 1. be unsteady, hesitant, teragak-agak; (of voice) terputus-putus: he ~ed in the middle of his speech, dia teragak-agak di pertengahan ucapannya; his voice ~ed a little, suaranya terputus-terputus sedikit; 2. stagger, terhuyung-hayang: he ~ed towards the door, dia terhuyung-hayang menuju ke pintu; 3. waver, goyah: he never ~ed in his determination to be rich, dia tdk pernah goyah dr azamnya utk menjadi kaya; her spirits never ~ed, semangatnya tdk pernah goyah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unfaltering | adj 1. not hesitating, tdk teragak-agak; (of speech, voice) tdk /tersangkut-sangkut, terputus-putus/: the child walked with ~ steps, budak itu berjalan dgn langkah yg tdk teragak-agak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hold 1 | ~ back, a. refrain, menahan diri: he held back from voicing an opinion, dia menahan diri drpd menyuarakan pendapatnya; b. be hesitant, teragak-agak: she held back when everyone else dived into the water, dia teragak-agak apabila semua orang terjun ke dlm air; ~ /so., st/ back, a. see vt (sense 3.); b. restrain so., st, menahan /sso, sst/: consideration for his father held him back from making a scene, krn memikirkan bapanya dia menahan dirinya drpd bertengkar; if he wants to do st, nothing will ~ him back, jika dia hendak berbuat sst, tiada apa pun yg dapat menahannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| waver | vi 1. flicker, meliang-liuk: the candle flame ~ed in the draught, api lilin itu meliang-liuk ditiup angin; the shadows that ~ed on the waters of the lake, bayang-bayang yg meliang-liuk di permukaan air tasik itu; 2. become unsteady, goyah: his courage never ~ed in the face of adversity, ketabahannya tdk pernah goyah dlm menghadapi bencana; 3. be undecided, hesitate, teragak-agak (approp v): you must stop ~ing and decide what you’re going to do, kamu tdk boleh teragak-agak, kamu harus memutuskan apa yg akan kamu buat; the examiners ~ed between the two candidates, para pemeriksa teragak-agak memilih antara dua orang calon itu; 4. fluctuate, berubah-ubah: the temperature ~ed between 100C and 150C, suhu berubah-ubah antara 100C dan 150C; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| backward | adj 1. directed towards the rear, ke belakang: without a ~ glance, dgn tdk menoleh ke belakang; 2. reversed, ke belakang: a ~ movement, gerakan ke belakang; 3. reluctant, hesitant, teragak-agak, segan-segan: he was not ~ in pressing his claim, dia tdk teragak-agak mendesakkan tuntutannya; 4. slow to learn, lembam, lembap; 5. behindhand, ketinggalan, tercicir: his long illness had left him ~ in his work, sakitnya yg berlarutan menyebabkan dia ketinggalan dlm kerjanya; 6. undeveloped, (masih) mundur, belum dimajukan: the ~ parts of the country, daerah-daerah yg masih mundur di negeri itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| backwardness | n 1. reluctance, hesitation, (sifat) /teragak-agak, ragu-ragu, segan-segan/; 2. slowness to learn, kelembaman, kelembapan; 3. underdeveloped state, kemunduran. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |