| ground 1 | before he could proceed with the plan, his rival had already cut the ~ from under his feet, sebelum dia sempat menjalankan rancangannya, lawannya telah memintasinya; gain ~, (fig.) semakin diterima: the new theory is slowly gaining ~, teori baru itu mula diterima sedikit demi sedikit; gain ~ on, (lit. & fig.) hampir menyamai: he was fast gaining ~ on the other runners, dgn cepat dia hampir menyamai pelari-pelari lain; diversification of products will help us gain ~ on our competitiors, pempelbagaian keluaran akan membantu kita hampir menyamai | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| equal | vt 1. be equal to, sama dgn: two plus two ~s four, dua campur dua sama dgn empat; let x ~ y, katakan x sama dgn y; their expenditure on defence ~s our total budget, perbelanjaan pertahanan mereka sama dgn jumlah belanjawan kami; 2. do st equal to, menyamai: he has ~led the world record in the 400 metres race, dia telah menyamai rekod dunia dlm lumba lari 400 meter. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| 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 |