| long 2 | vi; ~ to (do st), sangat ingin, ingin sekali: he’d been laid up for several weeks and was ~ing to get to work, dia telah terlantar beberapa minggu dan ingin sekali kembali bekerja; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| long 2 | ~ for so., /rindu akan, merindukan/ sso: the child ~ed for his parents, kanak-kanak itu rindu akan ibu bapanya; ~ for so. to do st, /amat ingin, ingin sekali/ sso membuat sst: her brother has been ~ing for her to visit him, adik lelakinya ingin sekali dia datang melawatnya; ~ for st, /ingin akan, mengingini, mengidam-idamkan/ sst; (food, drink) teringin hendak /makan, minum/ sst; (former surroundings, acquaintances, etc) /rindu akan, merindukan/ sst: he had always ~ed for wealth and position, dia sentiasa ingin akan kekayaan dan kedudukan; during his stay abroad, he ~ed for his mother’s cooking, semasa di luar negeri dia teringin hendak makan masakan ibunya; he ~ed for his native land, dia rindu akan tanah airnya; she ~ed for his return, dia rindu akan kepulangannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| curious | adj 1. eager, interested (to learn, know) ingin tahu; (foll by infin) ingin (sekali): children are by nature, ~, memang sifat semula jadi kanak-kanak ingin tahu; she was ~ to see what he looked like, dia ingin sekali melihat rupa lelaki itu; 2. inquisitive, prying, suka ambil tahu: she is always ~ about her neighbours, dia suka ambil tahu ttg jirannya; 3. odd, aneh: a ~ thing happened, suatu perkara yg aneh terjadi; it is ~ how two very different people can live together, adalah aneh dua orang yg sangat berbeza dapat tinggal bersama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| interested | 3. having curiosity aroused, ingin tahu (apa yg sedang berlaku): they were surrounded by ~ spectators while they argued, mereka dikelilingi beberapa pemerhati yg ingin tahu apa yg sedang berlaku semasa mereka bertengkar; 4. concerned, ingin tahu: I’m ~ to know how much you’ve spent, saya ingin tahu berapa banyak yg telah kamu belanjakan; we shall be ~ to hear the results, kami ingin tahu keputusannya; 5. be personally concerned so as to be partial, berkepentingan: ~ parties, pihak-pihak yg berkepentingan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| eager | adj 1. enthusiastic, /amat, sangat, sungguh/ berminat: an ~ student of foreign languages, pelajar yg sangat berminat mempelajari bahasa-bahasa asing; 2. impatiently desirous, ingin /sekali, benar/, sangat ingin, berhasrat benar: the team is ~ to win, pasukan itu ingin sekali hendak menang; ~ for success, ingin sekali mencapai kejayaan; 3. (of eyes, glance) penuh /minat, hasrat/: she pretended not to notice the man’s ~ glance, dia berpura-pura tdk melihat kerlingan penuh hasrat lelaki itu; his ~ eyes devoured the food on the table, matanya yg penuh hasrat itu seolah-seolah menelan makanan yg terhidang di meja; 4. (of embrace) penuh rindu dendam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inquisitive | adj 1. fond of finding out esp about other people, bersikap ingin tahu: she is always ~ about other people’s affairs, dia selalu bersikap ingin tahu ttg hal orang lain; 2. showing such a tendency, ingin tahu: she cast him an ~ look, dia melemparkan pandangan ingin tahu kpd lelaki itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wish | vt 1. want (what is at present impossible) ingin: I ~ I had the money to travel, saya ingin ada wang utk mengembara; I ~ I were rich and famous, saya ingin menjadi kaya dan masyhur; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| curiosity | n 1. eagerness to learn, sifat ingin tahu; (derog), (sikap) suka ambil tahu: children have a natural ~ about the human body, kanak-kanak mempunyai sifat ingin tahu yg semula jadi ttg tubuh badan manusia; your ~ may lead you into trouble, sikap suka ambil tahu kamu itu nanti akan menyusahkan kamu; be burning with ~, ingin tahu sangat: we were burning with ~ as to what was being said in the next room, kami ingin tahu sangat ttg apa yg diperkatakan di bilik sebelah; 2. so. or st strange, keanehan, keganjilan: a veiled woman would be a ~ in that country, wanita yg memakai purdah merupakan suatu keanehan di negara itu; that old wing chair is quite a ~, kerusi lama yg bersayap itu merupakan suatu keanehan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| should | I ~ like, saya ingin: I ~ like to ask the treasurer whether..., saya ingin bertanya kpd bendahari sama ada ...; I ~n’t like, saya tdk mahu: I ~n’t like to hurt their feelings, saya tdk mahu menyinggung perasaan mereka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| itch | ~ for, ingin /sangat, sekali, benar, sungguh/: he was~ ing for the chance to prove his ability, dia ingin sekali membuktikan kebolehannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |