| scrounge | b. (searching) mencari-cari [sst], menyelongkar [sst] utk mencari [sst]: they ~d useful items from the rubbish dump, mereka mencari-cari barang-barang yg berguna dr longgokan sampah-sarap itu or mereka menyelongkar longgokan sampah-sarap utk mencari barang-barang yg berguna. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| look | ~ for so., try to find so., mencari sso: the police are ~ing for the missing girl, pihak polis sedang mencari budak perempuan yg hilang itu; ~ for st, a. try to find st, mencari sst: if you’re ~ing for a job, you might try the shop across the road, jika kamu sedang mencari pekerjaan, cuba memohon di kedai di seberang jalan; b. hope to get st, mengharapkan sst: it’s too soon to be ~ing for a return on your money, terlalu awal utk mengharapkan keuntungan bagi wang kamu itu; ~ for /trouble, a fight, etc/, (colloq) mencari /susah, pasal, dll/: don’t pester him like that. You’re only ~ing for trouble!, jangan desak dia begitu. Kamu hanya mencari susah!; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| find | c. get, mencari: true friends are hard to ~, kawan sejati sukar dicari; we must ~ a suitable candidate, kita mesti mencari calon yg sesuai; ~ yourself a seat, carilah tempat duduk; d. search for until discovered, mencari [sso, sst] (sampai dapat): I don’t care how you do it, just ~ the girl, saya tdk peduli bagaimana kamu melakukannya, cari gadis itu sampai dapat; ~ the value of x, cari nilai x; help your brother ~ the cat, tolong abangmu mencari kucing itu; e. undertake to seek, (st for so.) mencari; (someone something) mencarikan: if you let me know when you’re coming, I’ll ~ accommodation for you, jika kamu memberitahu bila kamu akan datang, saya akan mencari penginapan utk kamu; my aunts spend most of their time trying to ~ me a wife, emak-emak saudara saya menghabiskan kebanyakan masa mereka mencuba mencarikan saya isteri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| quest | n usaha [sso] mencari: in his ~ for the truth, dlm usahanya mencari kebenaran; men do evil things in their ~ for riches, manusia melakukan kejahatan dlm usaha mereka mencari kekayaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| search | in ~ of, (utk) mencari: he returned to Malaysia in ~ of a wife, dia pulang ke Malaysia utk mencari isteri; a party of prospectors in ~ of gold, sekumpulan pencari gali yg mencari emas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scout | ~ (around, about/ for) mencari:the film studio is always ~ing for new talent, studio filem itu sentiasa mencari bakat-bakat baru; some of the boys went ~ing about for firewood, beberapa orang budak lelaki pergi mencari kayu api; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| find | ~ fault, mencari kesalahan: if Johnson doesn’t stop ~ing fault with me, I’m going to leave, kalau Johnson tdk berhenti mencari kesalahan saya, saya akan pergi; we have no fault to ~ in the latest monthly report, kami tdk dapat mencari kesalahan dlm laporan bulanan yg terakhir; ~ o’s feet, a. achieve normality in standing, walking, etc, dapat /berdiri, berjalan, dsb/ spt biasa: after such a serious operation, it will be some time before you ~ your feet again, selepas menjalani pembedahan yg begitu serius, akan memakan masa yg agak lama sebelum kamu dapat berdiri semula; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| search | vi usu ~ for, mencari: after ~ing for hours, he found his spectacles on the washing machine, setelah berjam-jam mencari, dia menjumpai cermin matanya di atas mesin basuh; the police are still ~ing for the escapee, pihak polis masih mencari banduan yg melarikan diri itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| root | ~ /about, around/, a. /menyondol, menyungkur/ mencari: pigs ~ing about for acorn in the wood, babi yg menyondol mencari buah oak di hutan itu; b. (fig.) menyelongkar: she was ~ing about in the drawer, searching for the other sock, dia sedang menyelongkar laci itu mencari stoking yg satu lagi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| seek | vt 1. look for, try to get, mencari: all those ~ing jobs should register with the Labour Office, semua yg mencari pekerjaan harus mendaftar dgn Pejabat Buruh; they sought shelter under a big tree, mereka mencari perlindungan di bawah pokok yg besar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |