| former | adj 1. olden, dahulu, dulu, silam: the costumes of ~ days, pakaian masa dahulu; in ~ times, pd zaman dahulu; 2. of the past, dahulu, dulu: he will never regain his ~ power, dia tdk mungkin mendapat kembali kuasanya yg dahulu; be o’s ~ self, spt diri sso /dahulu, dulu/: she is certainly not her ~ self, dia tdk spt dirinya dahulu; 3. having been at a previous time, bekas: he is a ~ pupil of mine, dia bekas murid saya; his ~ wife, bekas isterinya; 4. first mentioned of two, pertama, awal: in the ~ case, dlm hal pertama; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ago | adv yg /lalu, lepas/, dahulu; (ref to a longer period) dahulu, yg /lampau, lalu/: a few minutes ~, beberapa minit yg lalu; some weeks ~, beberapa minggu yg lalu; about seven or eight years ~, kira-kira tujuh atau lapan tahun yg lampau; /a moment, a short while/ ~, sebentar tadi; long ~, a. long since, pd suatu masa /yg lampau, dahulu/: it happened long ~, peristiwa itu berlaku pd suatu masa yg lampau; b. in bygone days, pd zaman dahulu, dahulu kala; not long ~, tdk berapa lama dahulu. | 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 |
| before | adv 1. in the past, previously, dahulu, dulu: he’s now a businessman, but I don’t know what he was ~, sekarang dia ahli perniagaan tetapi saya tdk tahu apa pekerjaannya dahulu; that incident happened long ~, kejadian itu berlaku lama dahulu; 2. in advance, (ter)lebih dahulu: he wasn’t surprised at the news because he’d been told about it ~, dia tdk terperanjat mendengar berita itu krn dia sudah diberitahu tentangnya lebih dahulu; 3. earlier (than the time spoken of or referred to) sebelum itu: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| formerly | adv dahulu(nya), dulu(nya): he was ~ wealthy, dahulu dia kaya-raya; Kota Kinabalu, ~ Jesselton, is the capital of Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, dulunya Jesselton, ialah ibu negeri Sabah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| before | 5. (rare) ahead, dahulu, dulu: go ~, pergi dahulu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| head first | adv kepala dahulu: he fell ~ out of the car, dia jatuh kepala dahulu dr kereta itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| foreknowledge | n prior knowledge, pengetahuan lebih dahulu; have ~ of st, mengetahui sst lebih dahulu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| erstwhile | adj (fml & old-fashioned) dahulu:my ~ companions, teman-teman saya dahulu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| go | ~ ahead, a. proceed first, pergi dahulu: the group leader went ahead to survey the area, ketua kumpulan itu pergi dahulu utk meninjau kawasan itu; b. proceed without interruption, teruskan: if you want to take the risk, ~ ahead, jika kamu mahu menghadapi risikonya, teruskan; c. take action on o’s own, pergi: you can ~ ahead and report me to the police, kamu boleh pergi dan membuat aduan ttg saya kpd polis; d. progress, maju; (of work) berjalan: if a person wants to ~ ahead he must be prepared to work hard, jika hendak maju seseorang mestilah bersedia utk bekerja kuat; work on the bridge is ~ing ahead, kerja-kerja membina jambatan sedang berjalan; e. continue with journey, meneruskan perjalanan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |