| frequent | adj /kerap (kali), sering (kali), selalu/ + approp v; (attrib) kerap (kali), sering (kali), selalu; (with compar & superl) kerap, sering: thunderstorms are ~ in the area, ribut petir kerap berlaku di kawasan ini; they made~ changes to the text, mereka selalu membuat perubahan pd teks itu; her letters became more ~, suratnya makin kerap diterima; the most ~ visitor was Mr Naidhu, pengunjung yg paling kerap ialah Encik Naidhu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| frequently | adv kerap (kali), sering (kali), selalu; (compar & superl) kerap, sering. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cloy | vt menjemukan, menjelakkan, memuakkan: rich food often ~s the appetite, makanan yg berlemak sering kali memuakkan selera. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| call | 7. designate, describe as, a. (gen) menyebut, menamai: Penang is often ~ed the Pearl of the Orient, Pulau Pinang sering kali dinamai (Pulau) Mutiara Timur; a process ~ed photosynthesis, suatu proses yg dinamai fotosintesis; b. (person) menggelar, memanggil: she ~ed him a coward, dia menggelarnya pengecut; he was ~ed “Shorty”, dia digelar “Si Pendek”; 8. consider as, menganggap: I ~ this cheating, saya menganggap ini suatu penipuan; 9. awaken, membangunkan, mengejutkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| breed | vi 1. produce offspring, membiak, berkembang biak: mosquitoes ~ in stagnant water, nyamuk membiak dlm air yg bertakung; 2. generate, menjadi-jadi: crime usually ~s in big cities, jenayah sering kali menjadi-jadi di bandar-bandar besar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| affinity | n 1. strong liking, tertarik: there is a strong ~ between the two, mereka saling tertarik; feel an ~ /for, to/ so., tertarik kpd sso; 2. person, thing one is attracted to, tertarik: she became his ~, dia tertarik kpd gadis itu; 3. inherent likeness, kesamaan: twins often hold a strong ~ with each other, anak kembar sering kali mempunyai kesamaan di antara satu dgn yg lain; 4. relationship by marriage, persemendaan; 5. structural resemblance, kesamaan: there is an ~ between bahasa Malaysia and bahasa Indonesia, terdapat kesamaan antara bahasa Malaysia dgn bahasa Indonesia; 6. chemical, physical attraction, daya tarik, afiniti. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bracket | vt 1. fix, support by bracket(s), memasang [sst] dgn pendakap: the shelf must be ~ed to the wall, rak itu mesti dipasang pd dinding dgn pendakap; 2. place within brackets, membubuh [sst] dlm kurungan: to ~ a word, membubuh sst perkataan dlm kurungan; 3. group together (with) memasukkan [sso, sst] ke dlm golongan: her name was often ~ed with philanthropists, namanya sering kali dimasukkan ke dlm golongan dermawan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| communicate | vi 1. get or keep in touch, berhubung, berkomunikasi: they have been communicating with each other for years, mereka saling berhubung antara satu sama lain bertahun-tahun lamanya; we ~ by telephone, kami berhubung melalui telefon; 2. express or convey opinions, information, feelings, berhubung, berkomunikasi: the deaf children are taught to ~ using sign language, kanak-kanak pekak itu diajar berhubung dgn menggunakan bahasa isyarat; 3. have mutual understanding, berkomunikasi: teenagers often cannot ~ well with their parents, para remaja sering kali tdk dapat berkomunikasi dgn baik dgn orang tua mereka; 4. (fml) adjoin, bersambung: the sitting room ~s with the dining room, ruang tamu itu bersambung dgn bilik makan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| abuse | vt 1. misuse, a. (power, privilege, etc) menyalahgunakan: to ~ o’s authority, menyalahgunakan kuasa sso; b. (trust, confidence, etc) mensia-siakan; 2. revil, mencaci maki, memaki-maki: he often ~s his wife, dia sering mencaci maki isterinya; 3. maltreat, mendera, menganiayai: the court found that the child had been ~d on three occasions, mahkamah mendapati kanak-kanak itu telah didera tiga kali. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |