| dictate | vt 1. say, read (st) aloud for so. to write down, mengimlakkan, merencanakan: to ~ a letter, mengimlakkan sepucuk surat; 2. impose authoritatively, menetapkan: to ~ the terms of the agreement, menetapkan syarat-syarat perjanjian itu; 3. determine, menentukan: designers who ~ public taste, pereka fesyen yg menentukan cita rasa orang ramai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lay 1 | ~ st down, a. establish, formulate st, /membuat, menetapkan/ sst; (plan etc) membuat sst: these rules were laid down for the mutual benefit of the members, peraturan-peraturan ini dibuat utk faedah bersama ahli-ahli; let’s ~ down a plan first, mari kita buat rancangan dahulu; b. begin to build ship, railway, etc, mula /membina, membuat/sst: the railway track has already be_en laid down, landasan kereta api itu telah pun dibina; | 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 |
| define | vt 1. explain meaning of, mendefinisikan, mentakrifkan: to ~ the meaning of a word, mendefinisikan makna perkataan; 2. state, show clearly, menjelaskan: he ~d his position in his speech, dia menjelaskan kedudukannya dlm ucapannya; 3. state limits of, menentukan, menetapkan: the paper ~s the power of the board, kertas itu menentukan kuasa lembaga; the boundary between the two countries has been ~d clearly, sempadan di antara kedua-dua negara itu telah ditentukan dgn jelas; 4. (often pass.) make distinct in outline, (jelas) kelihatan: the building was clearly ~d against the sky, bangunan itu jelas kelihatan berlatarkan langit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| appoint | vt 1. select for a position etc, melantik; (committee, task force, etc) menubuhkan: he was ~ed captain of the team, dia dilantik sbg ketua pasukan; to ~ an agent, melantik seorang ejen; to ~ a committee to look into the matter, menubuhkan suatu jawatankuasa utk mengkaji perkara itu; 2. fix (time, place, etc) menentukan, menetapkan: we have not yet ~ed a place for the meeting, kami belum lagi menentukan tempat mesyuarat; 3. (leg.) melantik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| assign | vt 1. appoint, menugasi: the journalist ~ed to cover the trial, wartawan yg ditugaskan utk membuat liputan ttg perbicaraan itu; 2. allot (task, problem, etc) memberi [sso sst], memberikan [sst kpd sso], menyerahkan [sst kpd sso]: your teacher will ~ you work to do at home, guru kamu akan memberi kamu kerja utk dibuat di rumah; the defence of the fort was ~ed to our regiment, tugas mempertahankan kota itu telah diberikan kpd rejimen kami; 3. allot (place) menguntukkan, memperuntukkan: he was ~ed a small room, sebuah bilik kecil diperuntukkan kepadanya; the first floor has been ~ed to us, tingkat satu telah diuntukkan kpd kami; 4. fix, specify (time, limit) menetapkan: the day for the next meeting has not yet been ~ed, hari bagi mesyuarat yg akan datang belum lagi ditetapkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |