| vt 1. make firmer, harder, mengeraskan: all the table linen must be ~ed with starch, semua kain meja mesti dikeraskan dgn kanji; | vt 1. make firmer, harder, mengeraskan: all the table linen must be ~ed with starch, semua kain meja mesti dikeraskan dgn kanji; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vt (fml) urge, menggesa: the teacher ~ed the students to work harder, guru itu menggesa penuntut-penuntut supaya berusaha lebih kuat. | vt (fml) urge, menggesa: the teacher ~ed the students to work harder, guru itu menggesa penuntut-penuntut supaya berusaha lebih kuat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vt (fml & old-fashioned) sepatutnya, seharusnya: it ~s me to work harder, sepatutnya saya bekerja lebih kuat. | vt (fml & old-fashioned) sepatutnya, seharusnya: it ~s me to work harder, sepatutnya saya bekerja lebih kuat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| 2. stimulation, pendorong, penggalak: ambition was the ~ that drove him to work even harder, cita-citanya merupakan pendorong yg membuat dia bekerja lebih keras; 3. projection on a cock’s legs, susuh, taji; | 2. stimulation, pendorong, penggalak: ambition was the ~ that drove him to work even harder, cita-citanya merupakan pendorong yg membuat dia bekerja lebih keras; 3. projection on a cock’s legs, susuh, taji; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| 2. make (so.) work, mendera [sso] bekerja: he ~ed himself harder than he ~ed his men, dia mendera dirinya bekerja lebih keras drpd dia mendera orang-orangnya; the overseer ~ed the labourers hard, mandur itu mendera buruh-buruh bekerja keras; | 2. make (so.) work, mendera [sso] bekerja: he ~ed himself harder than he ~ed his men, dia mendera dirinya bekerja lebih keras drpd dia mendera orang-orangnya; the overseer ~ed the labourers hard, mandur itu mendera buruh-buruh bekerja keras; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| adv 1. without a doubt, a. (preceding v), (sudah) /pasti, tentu/: if he doesn’t work harder he will ~ fail, jika dia tdk berusaha lebih kuat, dia pasti akan gagal; b. (preceding adj) memang: she is ~ pretty, dia memang cantik; 2. (as answer to question) of course, tentu sahaja, sudah tentu: “will you give me a lift home?” “C~”, boleh saya tumpang kamu balik? Tentu sahaja. | adv 1. without a doubt, a. (preceding v), (sudah) /pasti, tentu/: if he doesn’t work harder he will ~ fail, jika dia tdk berusaha lebih kuat, dia pasti akan gagal; b. (preceding adj) memang: she is ~ pretty, dia memang cantik; 2. (as answer to question) of course, tentu sahaja, sudah tentu: “will you give me a lift home?” “C~”, boleh saya tumpang kamu balik? Tentu sahaja. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| 4. become firmer, more determined, menjadi lebih hebat: opposition to the proposal is ~ing, tentangan thdp cadangan itu menjadi lebih hebat; 5. (of wind) blow harder, bertiup kencang: the breeze ~ed towards evening, angin bertiup kencang menjelang petang; | 4. become firmer, more determined, menjadi lebih hebat: opposition to the proposal is ~ing, tentangan thdp cadangan itu menjadi lebih hebat; 5. (of wind) blow harder, bertiup kencang: the breeze ~ed towards evening, angin bertiup kencang menjelang petang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| 3. become greater in number, volume, bertambah: the crowd had swollen to over 20,000, kumpulan orang ramai bertambah menjadi lebih drpd 20,000 orang; the company’s profits ~ed to record levels, keuntungan syarikat itu bertambah hingga mencapai satu rekod; jobs became harder to find and the ranks of the unemployed ~ed considerably, kerja semakin sukar dicari dan bilangan penganggur bertambah dgn agak banyak; | 3. become greater in number, volume, bertambah: the crowd had swollen to over 20,000, kumpulan orang ramai bertambah menjadi lebih drpd 20,000 orang; the company’s profits ~ed to record levels, keuntungan syarikat itu bertambah hingga mencapai satu rekod; jobs became harder to find and the ranks of the unemployed ~ed considerably, kerja semakin sukar dicari dan bilangan penganggur bertambah dgn agak banyak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| iii. (when used ref to animal, plant, etc that is personified or in highly tech context) ia: the birch tree was so pleased ~ stood still, looking at the ribbon, pokok birch itu begitu gembira hingga ia terdiam kaku, memperhatikan reben tersebut; lithium resembles sodium and potassium in appearance, but ~ is harder than either of the two, litium menyerupai natrium dan kalium, tetapi ia lebih keras drpd kedua-duanya; iv. (used with Malay pass. verb) -nya: the explosion must have been terrific judging from the damage ~ caused, letupan itu pasti dahsyat memandangkan kerosakan yg diakibatkannya; | iii. (when used ref to animal, plant, etc that is personified or in highly tech context) ia: the birch tree was so pleased ~ stood still, looking at the ribbon, pokok birch itu begitu gembira hingga ia terdiam kaku, memperhatikan reben tersebut; lithium resembles sodium and potassium in appearance, but ~ is harder than either of the two, litium menyerupai natrium dan kalium, tetapi ia lebih keras drpd kedua-duanya; iv. (used with Malay pass. verb) -nya: the explosion must have been terrific judging from the damage ~ caused, letupan itu pasti dahsyat memandangkan kerosakan yg diakibatkannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |