| address | ~ a few words (to an audience) memberi sepatah dua kata; ~ o’s prayers (specif to God) berdoa; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| a, an | ~ ... or two , se-[classifier] dua; (preceding units of foreign currency) satu: it costs ~ dollar fifty, harganya satu dollar lima puluh sen, se-[n of type listed in sense 4. above] dua, satu dua [n]: he’ll arrive in ~n hour or two, dia tiba sejam dua lagi; ~ word or two, sepatah dua kata; drink ~ glass or two of water, minumlah air segelas dua; he’s written ~ book or two on that subject, dia pernah menulis buku sebuah dua ttg hal itu; not ~ (single) ..., tdk se-[classifier + n] pun, tdk se-[n of type listed in sense 4. above] pun: I didn’t understand ~ word, saya tdk mengerti sepatah kata pun; he hasn’t ~ penny, dia tdk punya sesen pun. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| permit | vt 1. (esp fml) give permission, membenarkan; (in polite speech) mengizinkan: however, he was ~ted to sit for the examination, bagaimanapun dia dibenarkan menduduki peperiksaan itu; the patients were ~ted to go out for an hour everyday, pesakit-pesakit itu dibenarkan keluar selama sejam setiap hari; ~ me to say a few words, izinkan saya bercakap sepatah dua kata; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| one | ~ or two + noun, /satu, se + approp classifier/ dua + noun: ~ or two teachers have fallen ill this week, seorang dua guru jatuh sakit minggu ini; I’ll now call upon Dr Azmi to say ~ or two words, sekarang saya mempersilakan Dr Azmi menyampaikan sepatah dua kata; ~ or two new theories have emerged, satu dua teori yg baru sudah muncul; ~ or two days, sehari dua; ~ or two ringgit, seringgit dua; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| say | ~ a few words, berkata sepatah dua; ~ a lot for, cukup menunjukkan: his success ~s a lot for his capability, kejayaannya cukup menunjukkan keupayaannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |