| retention | n 1. continued possession or use of (st) pengekalan, mengekalkan: ~ of o’s rights, pengekalan hak-hak seseorang; 2. act of holding, containing st, pembendungan, membendung: the ~ of flood waters, pembendungan air banjir; 3. ability to remember, ingatan: her ~ of facts is amazing, ingatannya ttg fakta-fakta sangat mengagumkan; 4. preservation, pengekalan: the ~ of traditional architecture for posterity, pengekalan seni bina tradisional utk anak cucu; 5. (med) penahanan: ~ of urine, penahanan air kencing. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| admit | vt 1. allow entry to, a. (person) membenarkan masuk: he gave orders that children were not to be ~ted, dia mengeluarkan arahan bahawa kanak-kanak tdk dibenarkan masuk; b. (other than person) /membolehkan, memungkinkan/ [sst] masuk: holes were drilled to ~ air, lubang-lubang digerudi utk membolehkan udara masuk; 2. allow to join, a. (school, university, etc) menerima masuk: to be ~ted to a university, diterima masuk ke universiti; b. (organization, academy, etc) menerima menjadi ahli: to be ~ted to the Academy of Fine Arts, diterima menjadi ahli Akademi Seni Halus; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |