| expound | vt (fml), /menjelaskan, menerangkan/ secara terperinci: to ~ a theory, menjelaskan teori secara terperinci. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| elucidate | vt menjelaskan, menerangkan: there was no time to ~ the problem further, tdk ada masa utk menjelaskan masalah itu lebih lanjut lagi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| explain | ~ st away, menjelaskan sebab-sebab sst: he found it hard to ~ away the cigarette burn in his sheet, dia mendapati sukar utk menjelaskan sebab-sebab adanya bekas rokok terbakar pd cadarnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| illustrate | vt 1. explain, clarify by giving related examples, menjelaskan, menerangkan: to ~ a point, menjelaskan sst perkara; 2. demonstrate, be an example of, menunjukkan: this accident ~s the need for stricter traffic control, emalangan ini menunjukkan betapa perlunya kawalan lalu lintas yg lebih ketat; 3. furnish (books etc) with drawings, pictures, etc, mengilustrasi, menghias (dgn gambar): the book is well ~d, buku itu dihias dgn baik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| explain | ~ os, a. make o’s meaning clear, /menerangkan, menjelaskan/ (sst): I’m not sure I understand what you mean. Can you ~ yourself further?, saya tdk berapa pasti saya faham maksudmu. Bolehkah kamu terangkan dgn lebih lanjut?; b. give reasons for o’s behaviour, /menerangkan, menjelaskan/ sebabnya: this is the third time that you’ve been late this week. Please ~ yourself, ini kali ketiga kamu datang lambat minggu ini. Tolong terangkan sebabnya; | 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 |
| clarify | vt 1. make (esp butter) free of impurities, menjernihkan: to ~ butter, menjernihkan mentega; 2. make easier to understand, menjelaskan: she was asked to ~ her statement, dia diminta menjelaskan kenyataannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| explain | vi & vt menerangkan, menjelaskan: the teacher ~ed the school rules to the new students, guru itu menerangkan peraturan-peraturan sekolah kpd murid-murid baru; please ~ to me what this notice means, tolong terangkan kpd saya apa maksud kenyataan ini; let me ~ how it happened, biar saya jelaskan bagaimana hal itu berlaku; that ~s her strange behaviour, itu menerangkan mengapa dia berkelakuan ganjil; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| expand | ~ on, mengembangkan; (statement explanation) menjelaskan: your argument is rather weak. You’ll need to ~ on it, hujah kamu agak lemah. Kamu mesti mengembangkannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| debt | n hutang: to settle a ~, menjelaskan hutang; bad ~, hutang lapuk; ~ - collector, /pemungut, pengutip/ hutang; /get, run/ into ~, mula berhutang: he got into ~ while he lived abroad, dia mula berhutang semasa berada di luar negeri; be in ~, berhutang: he was in ~ all his life, dia berhutang sepanjang hidupnya; be in so’s ~, terhutang budi kpd sso: I will always be in your ~ for your kindness, saya sentiasa terhutang budi atas kebaikan hatimu; be out of ~, (ter)lepas drpd hutang; owe so. a ~ of gratitude, terhutang budi kpd sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |