| potential | n potensi: she has the ~ to be as a manager , dia mempunyai potensi utk menjadi seorang pengurus. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| potentiality | (fml), (esp in pl) potensi: a discovery of limitless potentialities, penemuan yg mempunyai potensi yg tdk terhad. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| potency | n 1. a. effectiveness(of drug, medicine) potensi, kemanjuran, kemujaraban: the antibiotic rapidly loses its ~ if kept unrefrigerated, antibiotik itu dgn cepat akan kehilangan potensinya jika tdk disimpan dlm peti sejuk; b. influencing power(of idea, person, etc) pengaruh: as the old superstitions lost their ~ ..., semakin kepercayaan karut itu hilang pengaruhnya ...;2. ability of man to have sex, poten. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| albeit | conj walaupun, sungguhpun, sekalipun, meskipun: he showed promise, ~ he failed, dia menunjukkan potensi, walaupun dia gagal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hold 1 | c. prevent development of so., (act.) menjadi halangan kpd /sso, sst/; (pass.) terhalang: he has great potential but lack of guidance will ~ him back, dia mempunyai potensi yg baik tetapi kurangnya bimbingan menjadi halangan kepadanya; d. withhold st, /menahan dahulu, menangguhkan/ sst: part of the payment has been held back, sebahagian drpd bayaran itu telah ditangguhkan; to ~ back an announcement, menangguhkan pengumuman; e. keep st secret, /menyembunyikan, merahsiakan/ sst: I am sure he is ~ing st back, saya pasti bahawa dia menyembunyikan sst; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| possibility | 2. st that is possible, kemungkinan: life is full of possibilities, hidup ini penuh dgn kemungkinan; we cannot hope to cover every ~, kita tdk boleh berharap agar dapat bersedia utk menghadapi setiap kemungkinan; 3. likely candidate, competitor, orang yg berpotensi utk + approp v: he was a ~ for the 100 meters race, dia orang yg berpotensi utk memenangi perlumbaan 100 meter; 4. (in pl) potentiality, potensi: great possibilities in the new scheme, banyak potensi yg hebat dlm skim baru itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| system | 5. (colloq) rules, forces governing society or organization, [various translations]: to get rich quickly, you’ll have to find ways to beat the ~, utk cepat kaya, kamu mesti mencari jalan supaya dapat mengatasi peraturan; the social ~ is such that a woman will never be able to realise her full potential, sistem sosial yg sebegitu menyebabkan wanita tdk dapat merealisasikan potensi mereka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |