| early | adj & adv 1. near to the beginning of, awal: in the ~ part of this century, pd awal abad ini; ~ in September, pd awal bulan September; in ~ spring, pd awal musim bunga; in the ~ fifties, pd awal tahun-tahun lima puluhan; ~ in the morning, pagi-pagi (lagi); 2. among the first, awal:Shakespeare’s ~ plays, drama-drama awal Shakespeare; the ~ Malay novelists, novelis-novelis awal Melayu; ~ Christians, penganut-penganut awal agama Kristian; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| forerunner | n 1. predecessor, a. (person) pelopor, perintis: the story-teller of old is the ~ of the modern novelist, penglipur lara masa lampau ialah pelopor novelis moden; b. (thing) perintis: the steam engine is the ~ of today’s fast locomotives, enjin wap ialah perintis lokomotif laju hari ini; 2. sign, symptom, alamat, tanda-tanda: the ~s of approaching spring, tanda-tanda musim bunga yg akan tiba. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| considerable | adj 1. much, great, a. (of material thing) banyak; (when viewed as part of a whole) besar: she spends a ~ amount of money on clothes, dia membelanjakan banyak wang utk membeli pakaian; a ~ section of the area is under water, sebahagian besar kawasan itu ditenggelami air; b. (of immaterial thing) besar: the fire did ~ damage to the house, api memusnahkan sebahagian besar rumah itu; the play was a ~ success, drama itu mendapat kejayaan besar; c. (of people) ramai, banyak: a ~ number of people agree with him, ramai orang yg bersetuju dengannya; 2. noteworthy, important, penting: he is a ~ novelist, dia seorang novelis penting. | 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 |