| force | the ~s, angkatan bersenjata; /by, from /~ of habit, terbiasa: by sheer ~ of habit he switched off the light as he went out, semata-mata krn terbiasa dia mematikan lampu sewaktu keluar; come into ~, dikuatkuasakan: the new law will come into ~ in June, undang-undang baru itu akan dikuatkuasakan dlm bulan Jun; in ~, a. in large numbers, dlm bilangan yg /ramai, banyak/: the enemy invaded in ~, musuh menyerbu dlm bilangan yg banyak; b. (leg.) berkuatkuasa: the 1850 law is still in ~, undang-undang 1850 itu masih berkuatkuasa; in full ~, seluruh + approp n: the Johnsons attended the wedding in full ~, seluruh keluarga Johnson menghadiri majlis perkahwinan itu; join ~s, bergabung, /bersatu, berpadu/ tenaga; to use ~ on so., menggunakan kekerasan thdp sso, mengerasi sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ability | n 1. Power to do st a. (mental, physical) kebolehan, kemampuan, keupayaan: his ~ to solve the problem, kebolehannya menyelesaikan masalah itu; the armed forces have the ~ to defend the nation, angkatan bersenjata mempunyai kebolehan utk mempertahankan negara; mental ~, kemampuan mental; b. (financial) kemampuan, keupayaan; c. (legal) hak; 2. (usu in pl) mental power, talent, kebolehan, kemampuan: a man of many abilities, seorang yg banyak kebolehannya; have the ~ to (do st), see ABLE (be able to); to the best of o’s ~, sedaya upaya, dgn segala daya upaya, sedapat-dapatnya, seboleh-bolehnya, seberapa boleh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| -based | adj 1. having as fundamental ingredient, berasaskan [sst], yg menggunakan [sst] sbg bahan /dasar, asas/: rubber ~ products, hasil keluaran yg berasaskan getah; 2. having base on, in, etc, a. (mil) /berpangkalan, bertempat/ di: carrier ~ aircraft, kapal terbang yg berpangkalan di kapal induk: land ~ forces, angkatan bersenjata yg berpangkalan di darat; b. (other than military) yg /berpusat, pusat operasinya, mempunyai pusat operasi/ di: a Penang ~ company, syarikat yg pusat operasinya di Pulau Pinang; 3. having a basis, mempunyai asas, [adj] asasnya: a soundly ~ argument, hujah yg kukuh asasnya; 4. having as base, berpuncakan, berdasarkan: Spanish is Latin ~, bahasa Sepanyol berpuncakan bahasa Latin. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |