Definisi : ~ with, a. (to introduce first of several factors, ideas, etc) pertama-tamanya: “What has she that we haven’t?” “Well, to ~ with, she has a millionaire for a father”,“Apakah yg ada padanya yg tdk ada pd kita?” “Pertama-tamanya, ayahnya jutawan”; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : ~ st up, memulakan sst: he ~d up his own business as soon as he had saved up enough money, dia memulakan perniagaannya sendiri sebaik saja dia mempunyai cukup wang; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : ~ up, a. come into being, mula: when did the pains ~ up?, bilakah mula sakit?; b. see vi (sense 9.); c. see vi (sense 2.); (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : ~ over, membuat [sst] semula: he wasn’t satisfied with his painting and decided to ~ over, dia tdk berpuas hati dgn lukisannya dan memutuskan utk membuatnya semula; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : c. begin with intention to do st, pd mulanya: she ~ed out to buy a blouse but eventually bought four, pd mulanya dia hendak membeli sehelai blaus tetapi akhirnya dia membeli empat helai; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : b. begin o’s business or professional career, mula bergiat: I ~ed out in business without taking a loan, saya mula bergiat dlm perniagaan tanpa membuat pinjaman; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : ~ out, a. set out on journey, mula bertolak: we will ~ out as soon as the rain stops, kami akan mula bertolak sebaik sahaja hujan berhenti; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : ~ on, begin dealing with st, mula + approp v: she has just ~ed on another dress, dia baru saja mula menjahit baju yg lain; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : b. begin teaching so., mula mengajar sso: the lecturer will ~ them off on morphology in the second semester, pensyarah itu akan mula mengajar mereka morfologi dlm semester kedua; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : please don’t ~ him off on his tale of woe – he won’t know when to stop, jangan buat dia mula bercerita ttg kisah sedih itu – dia tak tahu bila hendak berhenti; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : ~ so. off on, a. cause so. to begin doing (st) membuat sso mula + approp v: it was the death of his nephew that ~ed him off on the search for a cure for the disease, kematian anak saudaranya membuat dia mula mencari penawar utk penyakit itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : c. move away quickly, cabut lari: the monkeys ~ed off as soon as the farmer put his gun to his shoulder, monyet-monyet itu cabut lari sebaik saja petani itu mengacukan senapangnya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : ~ off, a. begin moving, mula + approp v: we ~ed off at an easy pace, kami mula berlari perlahan; b. begin speech, talk, story, etc, memulakan + approp n; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : ~ in on, attack with words, marah-marah pd: I know nothing about this. Don’t ~ in on me, saya tdk tahu apa-apa ttg hal ini. Jangan marah-marah pd saya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : ~ in, (colloq) mula: if we ~ in immediately we can get the cooking done before ten o’clock, jika kita mula sekarang kita dapat menyiapkan masakan itu sebelum jam sepuluh; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : b. jump backwards in fear etc, terlompat: she ~ed back when he pointed a gun at her, dia terlompat apabila lelaki itu mengacukan pistol kepadanya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : ~ back, a. begin to return, beransur balik: let’s ~ back. It’s going to pour, mari beransur balik. Hari hendak hujan lebat; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : ~ st, (colloq) cari pasal: you really ~ed something when you accused him of lying, awak betul-betul cari pasal dgn menuduh dia berbohong; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : ~ school, masuk sekolah: my little son will ~ school this January, anak lelaki saya yg kecil akan masuk sekolah pd bulan Januari ini; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : ~ life, mula bekerja: would you believe that the manager ~ed life as a clerk in the same company?, percayakah kamu bahawa pengurus itu mula bekerja sbg kerani di syarikat yg sama?; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : ~ a baby, (colloq) mengandung: she’s ~ing a baby again, dia mengandung lagi; ~ a family, mempunyai anak: it’s time we ~ed a family, sudah tiba masanya kita mempunyai anak; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 4. rouse (game) from lair, mengacah; 5. give financial aid, memodali: his brother ~ed him in business, abangnya memodalinya dlm perniagaan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 3. cause (engine, fire, motor, etc) to function, menghidupkan: he ~ed his car and turned to wave at me, dia menghidupkan keretanya dan berpaling utk melambai kpd saya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 2. establish, membuka: he ~ed a seafood restaurant, dia membuka restoran makanan laut; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : she ~ed her homework straight after school, dia mula membuat kerja sekolah sebaik sahaja selepas waktu sekolah; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : vt 1. begin, memulakan; (doing st) mula: we’ll ~ the project on March 1st, kami akan memulakan projek itu pd 1hb Mac; who ~ed the rumour about me?, siapakah yg memulakan khabar angin ttg saya?; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 9. move suddenly so as to change position, terkejut sehingga + approp v: the child ~ed up in bed with a scream of terror, kanak-kanak itu terkejut sehingga terduduk di katilnya dan menjerit ketakutan; on hearing the explosion, he ~ed to his feet, dia terkejut sehingga terpaku apabila mendengar letupan itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 8. make quick, involuntary movement esp from surprise, fear, etc, terkejut, terperanjat: he ~ed when he heard the shot, dia terkejut apabila mendengar tembakan itu; the horse ~ed at the sight of the snake, kuda itu terkejut apabila ternampak ular; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 7. begin o’s life, career by doing or being (st), mula bekerja: she ~ed as a proof-reader in a small publishing house, dia mula bekerja sbg pembaca pruf di sebuah syarikat penerbitan yg kecil; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 6. begin at a particular point, boundary, etc, bermula: prices ~ at M$10.00 and go up as high as M$400.00, harga bermula drpd M$10.00 dan meningkat naik hingga ke M$400.00; the canteen will be closed for a month ~ing next week, kantin akan ditutup selama sebulan bermula dr minggu depan; the green belt ~s from..., kawasan hijau bermula dr...; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 5. begin moving in a specified direction, mula + approp v: together they ~ed across the field, mereka bersama-sama mula berjalan melintasi padang itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 4. set out, begin journey, (mula) bertolak: we’ll have to ~ early if we want to reach Sydney before noon, kita mesti bertolak awal jika kita hendak sampai di Sydney sebelum tengah hari; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 3. begin work, mula bekerja: at the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, we ~ at eight in the morning and finish work at a quarter past four, di Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, kami mula bekerja pd pukul lapan pagi dan berhenti bekerja pd pukul empat suku; if we offer you this job, when can you ~?, jika kami menawarkan jawatan ini kpd saudara, bilakah saudara boleh mula bekerja?; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 2. (of engine etc) begin operating, hidup; (with negative) dapat dihidupkan: as soon as the car ~s, put your foot lightly on the accelerator, sebaik saja enjin kereta hidup, letakkan kaki perlahan-lahan pd pemecut; why won’t the car ~?, kenapa kereta ini tdk dapat dihidupkan?; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : the riot ~ed when one of the demonstrators threw a brick at a policeman, rusuhan itu bermula apabila salah seorang drpd penunjuk perasaan membaling bata pd seorang anggota polis; ~ at the beginning and tell us everything, mulalah dr awal dan ceritakan segala-galanya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : vi 1. begin, commence, bermula; (imper) mula: dinner ~ed with oxtail soup, makan malam bermula dgn sup ekor lembu; school ~s tomorrow, sekolah bermula esok; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : with a ~, terkejut: the old man woke up with a ~ when he heard the shot, lelaki tua itu terkejut lalu bangun apabila terdengar bunyi tembakan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : make a good ~, memulakan sst dgn baik: he has made a good ~ in the job and should do well, dia telah memulakan kerjanya dgn baik dan harus berjaya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : make an early ~, bertolak awal: we should make an early ~ if we are to reach our destination before nightfall, kita harus bertolak awal jika hendak sampai ke destinasi sebelum malam; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : make a ~, mula: he has made a ~ on a new novel, dia telah mula menulis novel baru itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : give so. a ~ in life, memberi sso peluang utk memulakan hidup: a sound education will give the boy a good ~ in life, pendidikan yg sempurna akan memberi budak itu peluang yg baik utk memulakan hidup; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : give so. a ~, /mengejutkan, memeranjatkan/ sso, (membuat sso) /terkejut, terperanjat/: his sudden appearance from behind the bush gave me quite a ~, kemunculannya yg tiba-tiba dr balik semak itu memeranjatkan saya or membuat saya terkejut or saya terkejut apabila dia tiba-tiba muncul dr balik semak itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : give a ~, terkejut, terperanjat: she gave a ~ when her daughter walked into the room in a punk outfit, dia terkejut apabila anaknya berjalan masuk ke bilik itu berpakaian punk; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : instead of getting off to a flying ~ in his new job, he began in the most depressing fashion, dia tdk memulakan tugas barunya dgn cemerlang, sebaliknya dia bermula dgn cara yg mengecewakan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : get off to a flying ~, memulakan [sst] dgn cemerlang: they got off to a flying ~ but were forced out of the race due to some mechanical failure, mereka memulakan perlumbaan itu dgn cemerlang tetapi terpaksa keluar krn kerosakan enjin; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : b. (of st) menyebabkan sst /bermula, tdk bermula/ dgn baik: poor publicity got the charity concert off to a bad ~, kurangnya publisiti menyebabkan konsert amal itu tdk bermula dgn baik; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : get st off to a/ good, bad/ ~, a. (of so.), /memulakan, tdk memulakan/ sst dgn baik: the organizers failed to get the campaign off to a good ~, pihak penganjur gagal memulakan kempen itu dgn baik; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : get off to a /good, bad/ ~, bermula dgn baik: negotiations got off to a good ~, perundingan itu bermula dgn baik; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : from ~ to finish, dr mula hingga akhir: he led the race from ~ to finish, dia mendahului pelumba-lumba lain dr mula hingga akhir; from the ~, /sejak, dr/ mula lagi: I knew right from the ~ that the plan would fail, saya telah menjangka dr mula lagi bahawa rancangan ini akan gagal; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : fresh ~, memulakan hidup baru: now that you’re out of the rehabilitation centre, you must try to make a fresh ~, sekarang kamu telah keluar dr pusat pemulihan, kamu mesti mencuba memulakan hidup baru; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : for a ~, pertama-tamanya: there are a number of reasons why I don’t like him. For a ~, he is over-confident, ada beberapa sebab mengapa saya tak menyukainya. Pertama-tamanya, dia terlalu yakin pd diri sendiri; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : at the ~, pd mulanya: at the ~ I found the work somewhat tedious, pd mulanya, saya mendapati kerja itu agak membosankan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 6. sudden movement, jerk, terkejut: he sat up with a ~ when the fire-alarm rang, dia terkejut lalu duduk apabila penggera kebakaran itu berbunyi; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : b. (in distance) bermula...di hadapan: the smallest boy in the race was given a ~ of ten metres, budak yg paling kecil dlm perlumbaan itu diberi peluang utk bermula sepuluh meter di hadapan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 5. lead, advantageous position, a. (in time) bermula...lebih awal: he was allowed fifteen minutes ~ before they set out after him, dia dibenarkan bermula lima belas minit lebih awal sebelum mereka mengejarnya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 3. starting place of race etc, garis permulaan; 4. first part of st, permulaan; (book, film, etc) bahagian permulaan: the ~ of the journey was not eventful at all, tdk ada peristiwa menarik sama sekali pd permulaan perjalanan itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 2. time at which st begins, /waktu, tarikh/ permulaan: the ~ of the financial year, tarikh permulaan tahun kewangan; the ~ of the marathon was fixed for 6.00 a.m., waktu permulaan maraton itu ditetapkan pd pukul 6.00 pagi; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : n 1. act of beginning st, permulaan, bermula: the project had an unfortunate ~, but all is going well now, projek itu tdk bermula dgn baik tetapi sekarang semuanya berjalan lancar; after a good ~ sales suddenly slumped, setelah bermula dgn baik, jualan tiba-tiba merosot; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)