| grow | ~ on so., a. become more and more pleasurable to so., semakin lama semakin sso minati: sentimental music ~s on you, muzik sentimental semakin lama semakin kita minati; b. become habitual, menjadi kebiasaan: a bad habit can ~ on you if you’re not careful, tabiat buruk boleh menjadi kebiasaan jika tdk berjaga-jaga; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dwindle | vi 1. diminish, semakin /berkurangan, susut/; (of hopes) semakin /pudar, tipis/: the population is dwindling, bilangan penduduk semakin berkurangan; his fortune ~d, kekayaannya semakin berkurangan; 2. decline, semakin merosot: the port ~d in importance, kepentingan pelabuhan itu semakin merosot; 3. shrink, mengecil; (as st recedes from view) kelihatan semakin kecil: the star ~d to a speck in the sky, bintang itu kelihatan semakin kecil di langit; 4. (of race, species, etc) semakin pupus. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| deepen | vi 1. (of river, channel, water, etc), (menjadi) semakin dalam: the river is ~ing, sungai itu menjadi semakin dalam; 2. grow dark, darker, a. (of colour ), (menjadi) semakin tua; b. (of shadow, darkness ), (menjadi) semakin gelap: the darkness ~s, keadaan menjadi semakin gelap; 3. (of sound, voice), (menjadi) semakin dalam: his voice has ~ed, suaranya semakin dalam; 4. (of silence), (menjadi) semakin /sepi, sunyi/; 5. become more intense, profound, (menjadi) semakin mendalam: knowledge that ~s with experience, pengetahuan yg semakin mendalam dgn bertambahnya pengalaman; 6. become more obscure, complicated, (menjadi) semakin rumit: the mystery ~s, misteri itu menjadi semakin rumit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dies1 | ~ away, a. (of sound) semakin /lenyap, sayup, hilang/; b. (of light), (become weaker) semakin /malap, pudar/; (become fainter) semakin /hilang, pudar/; c. (of wind) semakin /reda, luang/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ebb | vi also ~ away, 1. (of tide), /beransur, semakin/ surut; 2. fade, a. (of daylight), /beransur, semakin/ gelap: daylight was ~ing away, hari beransur gelap; b. (of hope, interest, courage, etc) semakin pudar: hopes of finding him alive were beginning to ~, harapan utk menjumpainya dlm keadaan masih hidup semakin pudar; c. (of life) semakin kurang bermaya: he felt that life was ~ing away from him, dia berasa dirinya semakin kurang bermaya; d. (of fortune) semakin merosot. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| deteriorate | vi merosot, menjadi /semakin, bertambah/ buruk; (of weather) menjadi /semakin, bertambah/ buruk; (of thing) menjadi rosak: the economic situation is deteriorating, kedudukan ekonomi semakin merosot; the weather ~ed towards the end of the week, cuaca menjadi bertambah buruk menjelang hujung minggu; grain ~s with age, bijirin menjadi rosak apabila disimpan lama; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| aggravated | adj 1. worsened, /semakin, bertambah/ /buruk, teruk/: the patient’s ~ condition, keadaan pesakit yg semakin teruk; an ~ political situation, keadaan politik yg semakin buruk; 2. (colloq) exasperated, marah: in an ~ tone of voice, dgn nada suara yg marah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| failing | adj 1. (of health ) merosot; 2. becoming weaker, semakin lemah; (of eyesight) semakin kabur: his ~ strength, dia semakin lemah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fading | adj 1. drooping, withering, sedang layu; 2. losing brightness, a. (of material, colour) beransur-ansur /pudar, luntur/; b. (of photograph, picture, writing) semakin kabur; c. (of light) semakin kelam: we found it difficult to see in a ~ light, kami mendapati sukar utk melihat dlm cahaya yg semakin kelam; 3. losing vigour, strength, semakin lemah; 4. diminishing, dwindling, a. (of sound) semakin perlahan; (because of increasing distance) semakin sayup: the ~ sound of the train, bunyi kereta api yg semakin sayup; b. (of hope) semakin tipis; 5. becoming gradually eliminated, beransur /hilang, luput, lenyap/: a ~ memory, kenangan yg beransur hilang; 6. disappearing from sight, semakin /hilang, lenyap/ dr pandangan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| diminishing | adj semakin berkurang: ~ productivity, daya pengeluaran yang semakin berkurangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |