| bend | ~ on; be bent on, [usu bertekad, berazam, sometimes bersungguh-sungguh, benar-benar, betul-betul]: a man who is bent on becoming one of the world’s wealthiest men, lelaki yg berazam utk menjadi salah seorang yg terkaya di dunia; she was bent on spending her holidays abroad this year, dia bersungguh-sungguh hendak menghabiskan cutinya di luar negeri tahun ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| determined | adj 1. resolute, (pred) berazam, bertekad; (attrib) kuat /azamnya, tekadnya/: he was ~d to see his family, dia berazam utk berjumpa dgn keluarganya; a ~ woman who will not give up easily, wanita yg kuat azamnya dan tdk mudah mengaku kalah; 2. unflinching, gigih, cekal: his ~ efforts to achieve success deserve praise, usahanya yg gigih utk mencapai kejayaan patut dipuji. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| avenge | vt membela, menuntut bela thdp; (insult etc) membalas: he vowed to ~ his father’s death, dia bersumpah akan membela kematian bapanya; she was determined to ~ her lover, dia bertekad utk menuntut bela thdp kematian kekasihnya; I will ~ the insult to my family, saya akan membalas penghinaan yg dilakukan thdp keluarga saya; ~ os on so., membalas dendam thdp sso: he ~d himself on his critics in the next issue of the magazine, dia membalas dendam thdp pengkritik-pengkritiknya dlm majalah keluaran yg berikutnya; ~ st on so., menuntut bela thdp sso: he ~d his brother’s murder on the conspirators, dia menuntut bela thdp pembelot-pembelot itu krn membunuh abangnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| irrespective | adj; ~ of, tanpa mengira; (consequences) tanpa /menghiraukan, mempedulikan, mengira/: we shall have to have the work done, ~ of cost, kita mesti memastikan kerja itu dilaksanakan tanpa mengira kos; he is determined to do it, ~ of the consequences, dia bertekad utk melakukannya tanpa menghiraukan akibatnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dead | ~ asleep, tidur /mati, nyenyak, lenyak, lena, lelap/; ~ drunk, terlalu mabuk, mabuk /bunga selasih, benar, betul/; be ~ against, be directly opposed to, tdk bersetuju langsung: she was ~ against the plan, dia tdk bersetuju langsung dgn rancangan itu; be ~ set on, /berazam, bertekad/ utk; (thing rel to st of less serious nature) beria-ia, ingin benar: to be ~ set on becoming a doctor, berazam utk menjadi doktor; the child was ~ set on going home, kanak-kanak itu beria-ia hendak pulang; stop ~, a. (of person, animal) berhenti (dgn) serta-merta; b. (of engine etc) mati: my car stopped ~ in the middle of the bridge, kereta saya mati di tengah-tengah jambatan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| determine | vt 1. ascertain, menentukan, memastikan: an experiment to ~ the acidity of a substance, eksperimen utk menentukan keasidan sst bahan; to ~ the cause of death, memastikan sebab kematian; 2. settle, fix, menentukan, menetapkan, memutuskan: it is a matter which can be ~d by the Dean, itu ialah perkara yg boleh ditentukan oleh Dekan; to ~ the date of their wedding, menentukan tarikh perkahwinan mereka; 3. make firm decision, berazam, bertekad; (on st of minor importance) memutuskan: he ~d to continue his studies, dia berazam utk melanjutkan pelajarannya; they ~d to leave before daylight, mereka memutuskan utk pergi sebelum matahari naik; 4. regulate, influence, menentukan: demand ~s supply, permintaan menentukan penawaran; 5. cause (so.) to decide, membulatkan tekad: the argument ~d her to leave home, perbalahan itu membulatkan tekadnya utk meninggalkan keluarganya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |