| prejudge | vt(fml) 1. make a decision (about st, so.) before making a full enquiry, membuat pengadilan terlebih dahulu: many people ~d the issue without having any real knowledge of the facts, banyak orang membuat pengadilan terlebih dahulu tanpa mempunyai sebarang pengetahuan sebenar ttg fakta-fakta itu; 2. form opinion about(so., st) not based on fact, menghukum terlebih dahulu: she felt she had been ~d unfairly by her accusers, dia rasa dia telah dihukum terlebih dahulu secara tdk adil oleh orang-orang yg menuduhnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| predigested | adj 1. (of food) telah dicernakan terlebih dahulu: ~ food for infants, makanan bayi yg telah dicernakan terlebih dahulu; 2. (colloq & derog), (of news, information, etc) ringkas, pendek. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| forethought | n 1. prior thought, consideration, berfikir terlebih dulu: I wish I’d had the ~ to bring my umbrella!, kalaulah saya berfikir terlebih dahulu dan membawa payung!; 2. prudence, sikap berhati-hati: her ~ enabled us to live within our means, sikapnya yg berhati-hati membolehkan kami hidup dgn apa yg ada. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| predetermine | vt(fml) 1. decide on earlier, memastikan terlebih dahulu: we cannot ~ all the problems that are likely to arise, kita tdk dapat memastikan terlebih dahulu masalah-masalah yg akan timbul; 2. determine beforehand, menentukan: motives that ~ man’s actions are not always predictable, motif yg menentukan tindakan-tindakan manusia tdk selalunya dapat diramalkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| calculable | adj 1. computable, dapat /dikira, dihitung/: ~ losses, kerugian yg dapat dikira; 2. ascertainable beforehand, estimable, dapat diperhitungkan (terlebih dahulu): the effects of o’s actions are not always ~, kesan-kesan tindakan sso tdk selalunya dapat diperhitungkan terlebih dahulu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prior 1 | adj 1. previous, sebelumnya, terlebih dahulu: he wasn’t able to attend the dinner, because he had a ~ engagement, dia tdk dapat menghadiri jamuan makan malam itu krn ada janji temu sebelumnya; 2.stronger, greater, utama: education has a ~ claim in planning his children’s future, pendidikan mendapat tempat utama dlm perancangan masa depan anak-anaknya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pre-emptive | adj 1. done before others have chance to act, beli dahulu: shareholders are given a ~ right to the new stock, pemegang saham telah diberi hak beli dahulu saham baru itu; 2. done to forestall a likely enemy attack, terlebih dahulu: the military launched a ~ strike, pihak tentera itu melancarkan serangan terlebih dahulu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scale 1 | n 1. (of fish, reptiles) small flat pieces of skin, sisik: remove the ~s before you cut up the fish, buang sisik ikan terlebih dahulu sebelum menyiangnya; 2. flake of diseased skin, kuping, keruping; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vet | vt 1. appraise, menyemak: the teacher ~ted my essay beforehand, guru itu menyemak esei saya terlebih dahulu; 2. screen, memeriksa: the applicants for the job were ~ted carefully, pemohon-pemohon pekerjaan itu diperiksa dgn teliti; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beforehand | adv 1. in anticipation, (ter)lebih dahulu: you ought to have told me all this ~, sepatutnya saudara sudah memberitahu saya semua ini terlebih dahulu; please let us know your plans ~, harap beritahu kami rancangan tuan lebih dahulu; 2. (in reference to payment) dahulu: they paid him ~, mereka membayar gaji kepadanya dahulu; be ~ with (st), awal + approp v (sst): she is always ~ with the rent, dia selalu awal membayar sewa; 3. early, awal: to come an hour ~, datang satu jam awal; it’s a good thing to be ~ with your packing, baiklah berkemas-kemas awal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |