| old | the good ~ /days, times /, masa dahulu yg menggembirakan; in the good ~ days, dahulu, dulu; in the ~ days, dahulu: in the ~ days things were a lot cheaper, dahulu barang-barang jauh lebih murah; of ~, a. (liter.) that, who existed a long time ago, zaman dahulu: knights of ~, satria zaman dahulu; b. (rare) for a long time, sudah lama, sejak dahulu lagi: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| former | adj 1. olden, dahulu, dulu, silam: the costumes of ~ days, pakaian masa dahulu; in ~ times, pd zaman dahulu; 2. of the past, dahulu, dulu: he will never regain his ~ power, dia tdk mungkin mendapat kembali kuasanya yg dahulu; be o’s ~ self, spt diri sso /dahulu, dulu/: she is certainly not her ~ self, dia tdk spt dirinya dahulu; 3. having been at a previous time, bekas: he is a ~ pupil of mine, dia bekas murid saya; his ~ wife, bekas isterinya; 4. first mentioned of two, pertama, awal: in the ~ case, dlm hal pertama; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ago | adv yg /lalu, lepas/, dahulu; (ref to a longer period) dahulu, yg /lampau, lalu/: a few minutes ~, beberapa minit yg lalu; some weeks ~, beberapa minggu yg lalu; about seven or eight years ~, kira-kira tujuh atau lapan tahun yg lampau; /a moment, a short while/ ~, sebentar tadi; long ~, a. long since, pd suatu masa /yg lampau, dahulu/: it happened long ~, peristiwa itu berlaku pd suatu masa yg lampau; b. in bygone days, pd zaman dahulu, dahulu kala; not long ~, tdk berapa lama dahulu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| time | in olden ~s, pd zaman /dahulu, kuno, purba/, dahulu kala; 7. fixed moment for event, masa, waktu: it’s nearly dinner ~, sudah hampir masa makan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| premeditation | ndirancang terlebih dahulu: the crime showed every sign of ~, jenayah itu menunjukkan tanda-tanda dirancang terlebih dahulu; do st with ~, membuat sst dgn merancang terlebih dahulu: he was accused of murdering his wife with ~, dia dituduh membunuh isterinya dgn merancang terlebih dahulu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beforehand | adv 1. in anticipation, (ter)lebih dahulu: you ought to have told me all this ~, sepatutnya saudara sudah memberitahu saya semua ini terlebih dahulu; please let us know your plans ~, harap beritahu kami rancangan tuan lebih dahulu; 2. (in reference to payment) dahulu: they paid him ~, mereka membayar gaji kepadanya dahulu; be ~ with (st), awal + approp v (sst): she is always ~ with the rent, dia selalu awal membayar sewa; 3. early, awal: to come an hour ~, datang satu jam awal; it’s a good thing to be ~ with your packing, baiklah berkemas-kemas awal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unprecedented | adj tdk pernah berlaku dahulu: unemployment reached ~ levels, pengangguran mencapai tingkat yg tdk pernah berlaku dahulu; ~ floods that inundated a large part of the country, banjir yg tdk pernah berlaku dahulu yg menenggelamkan sebahagian besar negeri itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| before | adv 1. in the past, previously, dahulu, dulu: he’s now a businessman, but I don’t know what he was ~, sekarang dia ahli perniagaan tetapi saya tdk tahu apa pekerjaannya dahulu; that incident happened long ~, kejadian itu berlaku lama dahulu; 2. in advance, (ter)lebih dahulu: he wasn’t surprised at the news because he’d been told about it ~, dia tdk terperanjat mendengar berita itu krn dia sudah diberitahu tentangnya lebih dahulu; 3. earlier (than the time spoken of or referred to) sebelum itu: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| predetermined | adj prearranged, ditentukan terlebih dahulu: the goods must sell within the ~ cost, barangan itu mesti dijual mengikut kadar kos yg ditentukan terlebih dahulu; they met at a ~ time and place, mereka bertemu di tempat dan pd masa yg ditentukan terlebih dahulu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| premeditate | vt (usu pass.) merancang terlebih dahulu: the killing was proved to be ~d, pembunuhan itu telah dibuktikan sbg sesuatu yg dirancang terlebih dahulu; everything he said had been carefully ~d, semua yg dikatakannya telah dirancang terlebih dahulu dgn cermat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |