| detect | vt 1. discover, perceive, mengesan: to ~ a note of anger in his voice, mengesan nada kemarahan pd suaranya; to ~ the presence of poisonous gases, mengesan adanya gas-gas beracun; the cause of the illness has been ~ed, punca penyakit itu telah dapat dikesan; 2. bring to light, reveal, menjumpai, mendapati: the burglars were ~ed in the act of breaking in, pencuri-pencuri itu dijumpai semasa sedang memecah masuk ke dlm rumah itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| detective | adj mengesan: ~ ability, kebolehan mengesan; n mata-mata gelap, detektif: private ~, mata-mata gelap persendirian; a ~ story, cerita detektif. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inspect | vt memeriksa: they ~ed the whole house for traces of dry rot, mereka memeriksa seluruh rumah itu utk mengesan penyakit buruk kering; an officer ~ed their kit, seorang pegawai memeriksa perlengkapan mereka; the President ~ed the guard of honour, Presiden itu memeriksa perbarisan kehormatan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| derive | vt 1. obtain, acquire, mendapat, memperoleh; (character, quality, etc) mewarisi: the mills ~ power from the new dam, kilang-kilang itu mendapat tenaga drpd empangan baru itu; he ~s pleasure from music, dia mendapat keseronokan drpd muzik; he ~d his enthusiasm for the theatre from his father, dia mewarisi minat thdp seni teater drpd bapanya; 2. deduce, membuat, menarik: to ~ a conclusion from the facts presented, membuat kesimpulan drpd fakta-fakta yg dibentangkan; 3. trace source, origin, formation of, mengesan asal: the dictionary ~s the word “bloom” from old Norse “bloom”, kamus itu mengesan asal perkataan “bloom” drpd perkataan dlm bahasa Norse lama “bloom”; be ~d from, berasal drpd: the ceremony is ~d from an ancient Hindu custom, upacara itu berasal drpd adat resam Hindu purba; 4. trace descent of, menyusurgalurkan; 5. (chem & math) menerbitkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |