| approach | vt 1. come nearer,a. (in space) menghampiri, mendekati, merapati: we are now ~ing the House of Parliament, sekarang kita menghampiri bangunan Parlimen; as the train ~ed the station, the crowd surged forward, ketika kereta api menghampiri stesen, orang ramai berasak-asak ke hadapan; b. (in time) hampir (mencapai), mendekati: he is ~ing sixty, usianya hampir enam puluh tahun; 2. come nearer (in quality, character etc) a. (to a stage in life) hampir, hampir mencapai, mendekati; (to old age, senility) hampir: a boy ~ing adolescence, budak lelaki yg hampir mencapai usia remaja; b. (to a certain state, level), [various translations]: the building is ~ing completion, bangunan itu hampir siap; words that ~ treason, kata-kata yg hampir-hampir merupakan penderhakaan; c. (to so’s level of achievement, ability, etc) menandingi, menyaingi, menyamai: few writers can ~ him as a novelist, hanya beberapa orang saja penulis yg dapat menandinginya sbg novelis; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| accost | vt 1. approach and address, /menghampiri, mendatangi, mendekati/ dan menegur: a customs officer ~ed them as they were hailing a taxi, seorang pegawai kastam menghampiri dan menegur mereka sewaktu mereka sedang memanggil teksi; 2. (of prostitute) solicit, mendekati. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| approach | n 1. act of coming nearer, a. (in space) mendekat, merapat, menghampiri + approp pron or n: at our ~, the intruders fled, penceroboh-penceroboh itu lari apabila kami menghampiri mereka; the ~ of the whirlwind sent people scurrying for shelter, orang-orang lari bertempiaran mencari tempat perlindungan apabila puting beliung menghampiri pelabuhan itu; b. (in time) menjelang, mendekat, hampir tiba; (of death) hampir tiba, sudah dekat: the ~ of midnight, menjelang tengah malam; 2. approximation, semblance, hampir sama: the account makes some ~ to truth, cerita itu hampir sama dgn yg sebenarnya; a fair ~ to accuracy, hampir tepat; 3. access, jalan masuk: trees line the ~ to the palace, pokok-pokok berderet di sepanjang jalan masuk ke istana; ~ road, jalan tuju; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| come | f. approach (esp by walking) mendekat, merapat, menghampiri sso: I was waiting for a taxi when a man came up and asked me for some money, semasa saya menunggu teksi, seorang lelaki menghampiri saya dan meminta wang; g. be mentioned, timbul, disebut: the issue came up several times in the course of the discussion, isu itu timbul beberapa kali semasa perbincangan; her name came up in the conversation, namanya disebut dlm perbualan itu; h. (colloq) be drawn, naik: my number came up and I won $2,000, nombor saya naik, dan saya memenangi $2,000; i. rise in rank, position, naik, meningkat: unlike you, he came up the hard way, tdk spt kamu, dia naik setelah bersusah payah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| approaching | adj 1. coming nearer (in space), /menghampiri, mendekati, merapati/ + approp n; (of sound) kedengaran semakin dekat: the captain watched the ~ ship through his binoculars, nakhoda itu memperhatikan kapal yg menghampirinya dgn teropong; the townsfolk were warned of a rapidly ~ tornado, penduduk bandar itu diberikan amaran ttg puting beliung yg menghampiri bandar itu dgn begitu laju; ~ footsteps, bunyi tapak kaki yg kedengaran semakin dekat; 2. coming nearer (in time) hampir tiba: the regiment will take part in the ~ campaign, pasukan itu akan mengambil bahagian dlm kempen yg hampir tiba itu; his ~ death, saat-saat kematiannya yg hampir tiba. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| approach | vi 1. come nearer (in space) mendekat, merapat, menghampiri + approp n; (of sound) kedengaran semakin dekat: the soldiers ~ed cautiously, ready for combat, askar-askar itu mendekat dgn berhati-hati, bersiap sedia utk bertempur; they could see a storm ~ing from the west, kelihatan pokok ribut berarak menghampiri pantai dr sebelah barat; as the eerie sound ~ed, they became more terrified, apabila bunyi yg menyeramkan itu kedengaran semakin dekat, mereka menjadi bertambah ngeri; 2. come nearer (in time) menjelang, mendekat, hampir tiba; (of event that fills one with apprehension, reluctance) hampir tiba: her wedding day is fast ~ing, hari perkahwinannya hampir tiba; the day of reckoning ~es, hari pengadilan hampir tiba; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| close | ~ in /on, upon/, a. surround, mengepung: by nightfall the troops had ~d in on the fort, menjelang malam, askar-askar telah mengepung kubu itu; b. approach, menghampiri: typhoon Betty has ~d in on the city, taufan Betty telah menghampiri bandar raya itu; c. envelope, menyelubungi: as darkness ~d in on us, apabila kegelapan menyelubungi kami; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| creep | ~ up on, a. approach silently or unobserved, /mendekati, merapati, menghampiri/ secara diam-diam: a lion ~ing up on its quarry, seekor singa yg sedang mendekati mangsanya secara diam-diam; b. (of old age) meningkat, merangkak: old age ~s up on one unawares, tanpa disedari usia meningkat tua; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beeline | n; make a ~ for a. (so.) terus menghampiri; b. (st) terus pergi ke: after school, the children made a ~ for the cake shop, selepas sekolah, kanak-kanak itu terus pergi ke kedai kek. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| irate | adj berang: an ~ woman approached the instructor, seorang wanita yg berang menghampiri pengajar tersebut; ~ letters from viewers, surat-surat berang drpd para penonton. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |