| briefly | adv 1. in a brief way, secara ringkas: an attempt to survey ~ the effects of pollution, usaha utk meninjau kesan-kesan pencemaran secara ringkas; 2. in brief, pendeknya, ringkasnya, pendek kata: ~, the procedure adopted consisted of..., pendeknya, prosedur yg digunakan terdiri drpd...; 3. for a short time, dlm masa yg /singkat, pendek/; (for an instance) sebentar, sekejap: he served as Prime Minister ~ in the fifties, dia menjadi Perdana Menteri utk masa yg singkat dlm tahun 50-an; she came in ~ to greet me, dia masuk sebentar utk menyapa saya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| aloft | adj & adv 1. up above, di atas; 2. upwards, ke atas 3. (naut) a. on higher part of ship, di puncak layar: he stayed ~ to watch for sharks, dia berada di puncak layar utk meninjau ikan yu; b. to higher part of ship, ke puncak layar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |