| institute | vt (fml) memulakan; (custom, law) memperkenalkan: he ~d proceedings against the company, dia memulakan tindakan undang-undang thdp syarikat itu; the mayor has ~d many reforms since he assumed office, datuk bandar itu telah memulakan berbagai-bagai pembaharuan sejak memegang jawatan; to ~ a rehabilitation programme for drug addicts, memulakan rancangan pemulihan utk penagih dadah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| embark | ~ /on, upon/ st, memulakan sst: the company has ~ed on a new venture, syarikat itu telah memulakan satu usaha niaga baru; the government is to ~ on a new pension scheme, kerajaan akan memulakan satu program skim pencen. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| begin | vt 1. start (st) memulakan; (doing st, to do st) mula: they began work on the bridge in 1982, mereka memulakan kerja membina jambatan itu pd tahun 1982; to ~ a discussion, memulakan perbincangan; the child began crying loudly, kanak-kanak itu mula menangis dgn kuat; the roof began to leak, bumbung itu mula bocor; he began to feel uneasy, dia mula berasa gelisah; 2. start on, mula + approp v, [sometimes memulakan]: he has begun a new novel, dia telah mula menulis novel baru; to ~ another bottle, mula minum sebotol lagi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| enter | ~ /on, upon/, (fml) begin, memulakan: she has ~ed upon a career in nursing, dia telah memulakan kerjaya dlm bidang kejururawatan; he ~s upon his second term of office as Premier tomorrow, dia akan memulakan penggal keduanya sbg Perdana Menteri esok. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| instigate | vt 1. start by o’s effort, action, memulakan: a group of army officers were responsible for instigating the rebellion, sekumpulan pegawai tentera bertanggungjawab memulakan pemberontakan itu; to ~ legal action, memulakan tindakan undang-undang; 2. incite, menghasut: he was accused of ~ing the workers to strike, dia dituduh menghasut pekerja-pekerja supaya mogok. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| initiate | vt memulakan: he ~d the savings scheme for students, dia memulakan skim simpanan utk pelajar-pelajar; the plot was ~d by dissident army officers, komplot itu dimulakan oleh pegawai-pegawai tentera yg menentang kerajaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| commence | vt (fml) memulakan; (doing or to do st) mula: to ~ a meeting, memulakan mesyuarat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| launch 1 | ~ out, begin st new, memulakan: Columbus and his crew ~ed out on a voyage of discovery across uncharted seas, Columbus dan anak-anak kapalnya memulakan pelayaran utk menjelajah lautan yg belum dipetakan lagi; within a year, she’ll be ready to ~ out as an operatic singer, dlm masa setahun, dia akan bersedia utk memulakan kerjayanya sbg penyanyi opera; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| launch 1 | ~ out into, memulakan kerjaya: he sold his business and ~ed out into farming, dia menjual perniagaannya dan memulakan kerjaya dlm bidang pertanian. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inaugurate | vt 1. begin, memulakan: the invention of the telephone ~d a new era in communication, penciptaan telefon memulakan era baru dlm sistem perhubungan; 2. ceremonially place (official, president, etc) in office, install, melantik dlm upacara khas: the president was ~d last week, presiden itu dilantik dlm upacara has minggu lepas; 3. ceremonially open (building etc) membuka dgn rasmi; (seminar, exhibition, etc) membuka dgn rasmi, merasmikan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |