| firm2 | n firma, syarikat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| firm1 | vt 1. make compact, memadatkan: he ~ed the soil around the roots, dia memadatkan tanah di keliling pangkal pokok; 2. also ~ up, make firmer, a. (agreement, contract, etc) mengukuhkan; b. (muscles) memejalkan: an exercise that will ~ the stomach muscles, senaman yg akan memejalkan otot perut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| firm1 | kukuh semula; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| firm1 | adv; stand ~, bertegas: if we all stand ~, we will win, kalau kita semua bertegas, kita tentu menang; hold ~ to, berpegang teguh pd: he held ~ to his beliefs, dia berpegang teguh pd kepercayaannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| firm1 | be on ~ ground, mempunyai dasar yg /kukuh, teguh/: he is on ~ ground when he maintains that Malaysian women are beautiful, dia mempunyai dasar yg kukuh apabila menegaskan bahawa wanita Malaysia cantik-cantik; with a ~ hand, dgn tegas: the king ruled with a ~ hand for over thirty years, raja itu memerintah dgn tegas lebih drpd tiga puluh tahun; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| firm1 | do we have a ~ date for the president’s arrival?, sudahkah ada tarikh yg muktamad bagi ketibaan presiden itu?; she has very ~ views on sex before marriage, dia mempunyai pendirian yg tegas ttg hubungan seks sebelum berkahwin; there is no ~ evidence that the inhabitants spoke Latin, tdk ada bukti yg kukuh bahawa penduduknya berbahasa Latin; 6. (econ) steady, teguh, kukuh: the mark remains ~ against the yen, mata wang mark kukuh dibandingkan dgn yen; 7. resolute, decisive, tegas: you have to be ~ with that boy, he’s a troublemaker, kamu mesti tegas dgn budak itu, dia suka membuat kacau; the government is to take, ~ measures against drug pushers, kerajaan hendaklah mengambil langkah tegas thdp pengedar-pengedar dadah; “Don’t!” he said in a ~ voice, “Jangan!” katanya dlm nada yg tegas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| firm1 | 3. compact, padat: the soil around the base of the tree should be ~, tanah di keliling pangkal pokok itu seharusnya padat; 4. strong, forceful, erat: I kept a ~ hold of my daughter’s hand as we crossed the busy street, saya memegang tangan anak saya erat-erat semasa kami melintasi jalan yg sibuk itu; she felt safe in his ~ embrace, dia berasa selamat dlm pelukannya yg erat; 5. not changing, definite, (of decision, offer) muktamad, tegas; (of appointment etc) muktamad, tetap; (of opinion, belief, etc) tegas, kukuh, teguh; (of news, data, etc) kukuh: we received a polite but ~ refusal, kami menerima penolakan yg sopan tetapi tegas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| firm1 | adj 1. solid, not yielding to pressure, tdk lembik; (of fruit , flesh, cushion) pejal: the refrigerator will keep the butter ~, kalau disimpan dlm peti sejuk, mentega tdk lembik; his stomach muscles were still ~, otot perutnya masih pejal; 2. secure, a. kukuh, teguh: it was difficult tofind a ~ foot-hold on the icy slope, susah mencari tempat berpijak yg kukuh pd cerun yg berais itu; he wound sticky tape round the broken chair leg till it was ~, dia melilitkan pita perekat pd kaki kerusi yg patah itu hingga kukuh; b. (fig.) kukuh, teguh, erat: there are ~ ties of friendship between our two countries, terdapat tali persahabatan yg erat antara kedua-dua negara kami; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| firm1 | vi also ~ up, become firm, menjadi kukuh: wool prices ~ed up again, harga bulu biri-biri menjadi | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hold 1 | keep a (firm, tight) ~ on, (fig.) mengawal dgn ketat: he still kept a firm ~ on the family business, dia masih mengawal perniagaan keluarga itu dgn ketat; on ~, a. (of caller) sedang menunggu; b. (of project) ditangguhkan; take ~, (of law, policy, etc) berkuat kuasa; with no ~s barred, (fig.) tanpa mengikut + approp n: the competition was held with no ~s barred, pertandingan itu telah dijalankan tanpa mengikut peraturan; they both tried to win her with no ~s barred, mereka berdua mencuba memenangi hati gadis itu tanpa mengikut batas susila; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |