Definisi : prep 1. upward so as to be on, ke atas: the child climbed ~ his father’s back, budak itu memanjat ke atas belakang bapanya; 2. in a high position on, di atas: a house built ~ the hill, rumah yg dibina di atas bukit; 3. imminent, menjelang tiba: the school holidays are ~ us again, cuti sekolah menjelang tiba lagi; 4. immediately following on, apabila: ~ his death, the property went to his son, apabila dia meninggal, harta itu menjadi milik anak lelakinya; 5. (used between the two occurrences of the same noun) demi; (if the noun is expressed in number or unit of measure) ber- + approp n: request ~ request was submitted to the department, permohonan demi permohonan telah dikemukakan kpd jabatan itu; hundreds ~ hundreds of people arrived at the assembly, beratus-ratus orang tiba di perhimpunan itu; they travelled through mile ~ mile of desert, mereka mengembara merentasi gurun yg berbatu-batu jauhnya. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)