| begin | to ~ with, a. at first, mula-mula, pd mulanya: everything went well to ~ with and then it started to rain, pd mulanya semuanya berjalan lancar, tiba-tiba hujan pun turun; b. in the first place, pertama-tama(nya): to ~ with, he lacks experience, pertama-tamanya, dia kurang pengalaman; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| begin | ~ with, (st) bermula dgn; (so.) mulakan, yg memulakan: the play ~s with a prologue, lakonan itu bermula dgn prolog; let’s ~ with Hassan, biar Hassan mulakan or biar Hassan yg memulakan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| begin | ~ on, mula + approp v, [sometimes memulakan]: to ~ on a new case, mula mengendalikan kes baru; she has already ~ on another project, dia telah pun memulakan projek baru; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| begin | ~ as, mula bekerja sbg: a businessman who ~ life as a labourer, ahli perniagaan yg mula bekerja sbg buruh kasar; ~ school, mula /masuk sekolah, bersekolah; /can’t, don’t/ even ~ [infin], sama sekali tdk dapat [v] : I can’t even ~ to understand all these details, saya sama sekali tdk dapat memahami semua perincian ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| begin | vt 1. start (st) memulakan; (doing st, to do st) mula: they began work on the bridge in 1982, mereka memulakan kerja membina jambatan itu pd tahun 1982; to ~ a discussion, memulakan perbincangan; the child began crying loudly, kanak-kanak itu mula menangis dgn kuat; the roof began to leak, bumbung itu mula bocor; he began to feel uneasy, dia mula berasa gelisah; 2. start on, mula + approp v, [sometimes memulakan]: he has begun a new novel, dia telah mula menulis novel baru; to ~ another bottle, mula minum sebotol lagi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| begin | vi 1. start, bermula; (foll a pron) memulakan: I will ~ at page seven, saya akan bermula pd muka surat tujuh; before the rainy season ~s..., sebelum musim hujan bermula...; are we all ready?. Then I’ll ~, sudahkah kita semua bersedia? Bolehlah saya mulakan; 2. be started, bermula, dimulakan: the rehearsal began at nine, raptai itu bermula pd pukul sembilan; 3. come into being, bermula, mula wujud: when the world began, ketika dunia mula wujud; 4. have starting point, bermula: the alphabet ~s with A, abjad bermula dgn huruf A; the river ~s in the Alps, sungai itu bermula di pergunungan Alp; 5. start to say, speak, mula berkata; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pipe | ~ up, a. (of band etc) begin to play, mula memainkan: the band ~d up with a march tune, pancaragam itu mula memainkan rentak mac; b. begin to speak, mula bersuara dgn lantang; c. begin to sing, mula menyanyi dgn /nyaring, lantang/: after sometime, the choir ~d up, selepas beberapa lama koir itu mula menyanyi dgn lantang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fall | ~ to, a. begin to eat, mula makan: they fell to with good appetite, mereka mula makan dgn berselera; b. begin to fight, mula berlawan: they saluted one another before they fell to, mereka memberikan hormat antara satu sama lain sebelum mereka mula berlawan: c. be the duty of, menjadi kewajipan: it fell to me to break the news, adalah menjadi kewajipan saya utk menyampaikan berita itu; d. belong to, jatuh kpd: the property will ~ to his wife, harta itu akan jatuh kpd isterinya; ~ to, a. begin to eat, mula makan: they fell to with good appetite, mereka mula makan dgn berselera; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| start | ~ off, a. begin moving, mula + approp v: we ~ed off at an easy pace, kami mula berlari perlahan; b. begin speech, talk, story, etc, memulakan + approp n; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| induce | 3. (med) a. cause to begin, mencetuskan: to ~ labour, mencetuskan kelahiran; b. cause labour to begin in (so.), (act.), /mencetuskan, mencepatkan/ kelahiran + approp n; (pass.) kelahiran + approp n / dicetuskan, dicepatkan/: my wife had to be ~d as the baby was ten days overdue, kelahiran anak saya terpaksa dicepatkan krn terlewat sepuluh hari; 4. (phys) mengaruh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |