| preserve | b. keep safe for the future, memelihara: efforts have been made to ~ the historical site, segala usaha telah dijalankan utk memelihara kawasan yg bersejarah itu; their aim was to ~ their traditional customs, tujuan mereka adalah utk memelihara adat tradisi mereka; c. keep safe from harm etc, menyelamatkan; (in pleas to God) melindungi: it is the duty of every doctor to ~ life, memang menjadi tugas doktor utk melindungi nyawa; may God ~ us from evil, semoga Tuhan melindungi kami drpd kejahatan; 2. retain (dignity, sense of humour, etc) menjaga, mengawal: I managed to ~ my self-respect by not responding to their sarcastic remarks, saya dapat menjaga maruah saya dgn tdk mempedulikan sindiran mereka; 3. keep (food) from decay, mengawet: they dried the salted strips of meat in the sun and so ~d them, mereka mengeringkan kepingan daging bergaram itu di tengah panas lalu mengawetkannya; she ~s fruits for winter, dia mengawet buah-buahan utk musim sejuk. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| keep | b. protect so. from, memelihara sso drpd: may God ~ me from such an awful fate, semoga Tuhan memelihara saya drpd nasib yg semalang itu; ~ so. from harm, menjaga keselamatan sso; ~ st from, keep st secret from, td | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| foster | vt 1. bring up, memelihara, membela: she ~ed her brother’s children while he was in prison, dia memelihara anak-anak abangnya semasa abangnya masuk penjara; 2. stimulate, promote, menggalakkan, merangsang: slum conditions ~ crime, keadaan di kawasan sesak menggalakkan jenayah; the retired headmaster has always ~ed an interest in the history of the town among the schoolchildren, guru besar yg telah bersara itu selalu merangsang minat murid-murid sekolah utk mengetahui sejarah bandar itu; ~ a friendship, memupuk persahabatan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mother | vt 1. care for so., st, memelihara, membela: Mrs James will ~ the abandoned baby till a home can be found for it, Puan James akan memelihara bayi yg ditinggalkan itu hingga ada orang yg sanggup membelanya; 2. pamper | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| preserve | vt 1. a. maintain in a particular condition, i. (democracy, resources, etc) mengekalkan, memelihara: human rights must be ~d at all costs, hak asasi manusia mestilah dipelihara dgn apa cara pun; it’s the duty of the police to ~ law and order, memang menjadi tugas pihak polis memelihara undang-undang dan ketenteraman awam; ii. (eyesight etc) menjaga: if you want to ~ your eyesight, don’t read in poor light, kalau kamu hendak menjaga mata kamu, janganlah membaca dlm cahaya yg malap; iii. (wood, leather, etc) memelihara: a coat of varnish will help to ~ the wood, lapisan varnis akan dapat membantu memelihara kayu itu; iv. (person) sihat dan kuat: a very well ~d woman of seventy, seorang wanita yg berumur tujuh puluh tahun yg begitu sihat dan kuat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rear 2 | vt 1. bring up, membesarkan, memelihara, membela: he was ~ed by his grandparents, dia dibesarkan oleh datuk neneknya; 2. breed, menternakkan: they ~ cattle on their farm, mereka menternakkan lembu di ladang mereka; 3. grow, memelihara, membela: the seedlings are ~ed in glass houses, anak-anak benih itu dipelihara dlm rumah kaca; 4. raise, lift up, menegakkan, mencodakkan: the snake ~ed its head, ular itu menegakkan kepalanya; 5. erect, mendirikan: they ~ed a monument to his memory, mereka mendirikan sebuah tugu utk memperingatinya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hold 1 | ~ cheap, tdk menghargai: to ~ life cheap, tdk menghargai nyawa; ~ conversation with so., berbual-bual dgn sso; ~ dear, memelihara dgn baik: we ~ dear those customs that were handed down from our forefathers, kita memelihara dgn baik adat resam yg diturunkan drpd nenek moyang kita; ~ /everything, it/, jangan bergerak; ~ fire, jangan tembak; ~ os erect, sso /berdiri, duduk /tegak; ~ still, jangan bergerak; ~ st steady, jangan goyangkan sst; ~ the line, (on the telephone) tunggu sebentar; ~ water, dapat dipertahankan: your theory does not ~ water, teori kamu tdk dapat dipertahankan; there is no ~ing so., tdk mungkin dapat menahan sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| foster | vi /membela, memelihara/ anak angkat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pet 1 | n1. animal kept as companion and treated with affection, binatang /kesayangan, manjaan/: no ~s are allowed in the flat, tidak dibenarkan memelihara binatang kesayangan di rumah pangsa itu; he kept the lion cub as a ~, dia memelihara anak singa sbg binatang kesayangan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scare | she keeps a dog to ~ intruders, dia memelihara seekor anjing utk menakutkan penceroboh-penceroboh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |