| apologetic | adj 1. containing an apology, meminta maaf: to write an ~ letter, menulis surat meminta maaf; ~ pleas, rayuan utk meminta maaf; 2. showing, expressing apology, seolah-olah meminta maaf: he gave me an ~ smile, dia tersenyum seolah-olah meminta maaf kpd saya; to speak in an ~ voice, bercakap dgn suara seolah-olah meminta maaf; 3. willing, anxious to apologize, a. (at specif instance) meminta maaf; b. (by nature) suka meminta maaf: she was ~ about the mistake, dia meminta maaf krn kesalahan itu; he is always so ~, dia selalu suka meminta maaf. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sorry | interj maaf: “~, did you call me?”, “maaf, puan panggil saya?”; “~, the boss is busy now”, “maaf, bos sedang sibuk sekarang”. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| apologize, apologise | vi meminta maaf: he ~d to his host for being late, dia meminta maaf kpd tuan rumah krn terlambat; to ~ for so’s rudeness, meminta maaf krn kebiadaban sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sorry | 3. (in making apologies), (me)minta maaf: I’m ~ to have kept you waiting, saya minta maaf krn membuat anda menunggu; I’m ~ I didn’t hear you, saya minta maaf, saya tak dengar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pardon | ~ so. his /bluntness, interference, etc /, maaf sso + approp v: ~ my bluntness, but I think you are being stubborn, maaf, saya berterus-terang, saya rasa kamu ini berdegil. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| apology | n 1. statement of regret, meminta maaf: to demand an ~ from so., menuntut supaya sso meminta maaf; 2. see APOLOGIA; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pardon | n 1. (old-fashioned) forgiveness, maaf: he asked her ~ for keeping her waiting, dia meminta maaf krn menyebabkan gadis itu tertunggu-tunggu; 2. forgiving a person, pengampunan: the new president announced a general ~ for all political prisoners, presiden baru itu mengisytiharkan | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pardon | ~ me, maafkan saya, maaf: ~ me, can you spare me a minute?, maafkan saya, boleh saya bercakap dgn saudara sekejap?; ~ me, you look familiar, are you Daniel’s sister?, maaf, rasa-rasanya kenal, saudari ini kakak Danielkah?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beg | ~ leave (of so.), (to do st) meminta izin (sso) (utk berbuat sst); ~ the question, a. leave st unresolved or unsettled, tdk menjawab soalan; (deliberately) mengelak drpd menjawab soalan; b. assume truth of, mengandaikan kebenaran sst, /menganggap, mengandaikan/ sst sbg benar; go (a-) ~ging, (infml), [various translations]: there are several scholarships going ~ging, ada beberapa biasiswa yg tdk diminta orang; if that banana is going ~ging, I’II eat it, jika tdk ada orang mahu pisang itu, biar saya memakannya; these biscuits are going ~ging if anyone would like them, kalau ada sesiapa yg hendak biskut ini, silalah makan; I ~ your pardon, (saya) minta maaf, maaf, maafkan saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| excuse | /by way of, in /~, sbg alasan: in ~ I can only say that we did not have any previous experience, sbg alasan saya hanya dapat mengatakan bahawa kami tdk mempunyai pengalaman sebelum itu; make o’s ~s, meminta maaf; (on behalf of so.) meminta maaf bagi pihak sso dan memberikan alasan: he made his ~s and left the room, dia meminta maaf lalu keluar dr bilik itu; I’m too tired to attend the dinner – can you make my ~s, please?, saya terlalu letih utk menghadiri majlis makan malam itu – bolehkah kamu meminta maaf dan memberikan alasan bagi pihak saya?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |