| centre | vi tertumpu, terpusat: the discussion ~ed on the trial, perbincangan tertumpu pd perbicaraan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fix | b. (o’s gaze, stare, etc), (act.) memakukan, melekatkan, menumpukan, memusatkan; (pass.) terpaku, melekat, tertumpu: the hypnotist ~ed his gaze on the patient, hipnotis itu memakukan pandangannya pd pesakit tersebut; c. (o’s thought, attention, etc), (act.) memusatkan, menumpukan; (pass.) tertumpu: everyone’s thoughts were ~ed on the Falklands War, fikiran setiap orang tertumpu pd Perang Falkland; 4. determine, menetapkan, menentukan: we must ~ a date for the next meeting, kita mesti menetapkan tarikh utk mesyuarat yg akan datang; they have not ~ed a price for the house yet, mereka belum lagi menetapkan harga rumah itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fasten | b. focus, direct gaze, attention, etc steadily on, (act.) menumpukan /perhatian, pandangan/ [sso] pd, /mata, perhatian, pandangan/ [sso] terpaku pd; (pass.) tertumpu, terpaku: he ~ed his eyes on the girl sitting across the room, matanya terpaku pd gadis yg duduk di sebelah sana bilik; her attention was ~ed on the picture on the wall, perhatiannya tertumpu pd lukisan di dinding itu; c. take firm grip with, mengapitkan sst pd: to ~ the pliers on the nail, mengapitkan ragum pd paku itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| concentrate | vt 1. focus, menumpukan: they ~d their attention on the problem, mereka menumpukan perhatian kpd masalah itu; 2. cause to come together in one place, cause to become the possession of a few, (act.) menumpukan; (pass.) tertumpu: the troops were ~d at the border, pasukan askar itu tertumpu di sempadan; it is dangerous when power is ~d in the hands of one man, adalah berbahaya apabila kuasa tertumpu dlm tangan seorang sahaja; 3. (tech) make denser, memekatkan: to ~ acid, memekatkan asid; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| focus | vi 1. adjust for clearer vision, memfokus: after the accident he fnd difficulty in ~ing, selepas kemalangan itu, dia mendapati sukar utk memfokus; if I’m sitting more than two metres away from the TV, my eyes cannot ~ on the subtitles, kalau saya duduk lebih dr dua meter dr TV, mata saya tdk boleh memfokus pd sari kata; 2. (rays of light) converge on, terfokus: hold the magnifying glass so that the rays of sunlight ~ on the straw, pegang kaca pembesar supaya sinar cahaya matahari terfokus pd jerami kering itu; 3. centre, tertumpu; (deliberately) ditumpukan: the discussion ~ed mainly on the immigrants’ problems, perbincangan tertumpu pd masalah imigran; during this course attention will ~ on the history of Malacca in the 15th century, semasa kursus ini, perhatian akan ditumpukan pd sejarah Melaka dlm kurun ke-15; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fix | 2. imprint in o’s mind, (act.) menyematkan; (pass.) tersemat, tertera: the police sergeant ~ed the photo of the criminal in his mind, sarjan itu menyematkan gambar penjenayah tersebut ke dlm ingatannya; what I saw when I opened the door is ~ed in my mind forever, apa yg saya lihat apabila membuka pintu itu tertera dlm ingatan utk selama-lamanya; 3. focus, a. (o’s eyes), (act.) memakukan, melekatkan; (pass.) terpaku, melekat, tertumpu: William ~ed his bloodshot eyes on the empty whisky bottle, William memakukan matanya yg merah or melekatkan pandangan dgn matanya yg merah pd botol wiski yg kosong itu; her eyes were ~ed on the singer, matanya terpaku or pandangannya melekat pd penyanyi itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |