| creep | ~ up, /mendekat, merapat/ secara diam-diam: he crept up and, unobserved, took the keys that were hanging on the wall, dia mendekat secara diam-diam dan tanpa dilihat orang mengambil kunci yg tergantung pd dinding itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| approach | vi 1. come nearer (in space) mendekat, merapat, menghampiri + approp n; (of sound) kedengaran semakin dekat: the soldiers ~ed cautiously, ready for combat, askar-askar itu mendekat dgn berhati-hati, bersiap sedia utk bertempur; they could see a storm ~ing from the west, kelihatan pokok ribut berarak menghampiri pantai dr sebelah barat; as the eerie sound ~ed, they became more terrified, apabila bunyi yg menyeramkan itu kedengaran semakin dekat, mereka menjadi bertambah ngeri; 2. come nearer (in time) menjelang, mendekat, hampir tiba; (of event that fills one with apprehension, reluctance) hampir tiba: her wedding day is fast ~ing, hari perkahwinannya hampir tiba; the day of reckoning ~es, hari pengadilan hampir tiba; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| approach | n 1. act of coming nearer, a. (in space) mendekat, merapat, menghampiri + approp pron or n: at our ~, the intruders fled, penceroboh-penceroboh itu lari apabila kami menghampiri mereka; the ~ of the whirlwind sent people scurrying for shelter, orang-orang lari bertempiaran mencari tempat perlindungan apabila puting beliung menghampiri pelabuhan itu; b. (in time) menjelang, mendekat, hampir tiba; (of death) hampir tiba, sudah dekat: the ~ of midnight, menjelang tengah malam; 2. approximation, semblance, hampir sama: the account makes some ~ to truth, cerita itu hampir sama dgn yg sebenarnya; a fair ~ to accuracy, hampir tepat; 3. access, jalan masuk: trees line the ~ to the palace, pokok-pokok berderet di sepanjang jalan masuk ke istana; ~ road, jalan tuju; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| near | vi semakin /dekat, hampir/, mendekat: Sulaiman and his friends grew more and more nervous as the final exams ~ed, Sulaiman dan kawan-kawannya semakin gugup apabila peperiksaan akhir semakin dekat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| come | f. approach (esp by walking) mendekat, merapat, menghampiri sso: I was waiting for a taxi when a man came up and asked me for some money, semasa saya menunggu teksi, seorang lelaki menghampiri saya dan meminta wang; g. be mentioned, timbul, disebut: the issue came up several times in the course of the discussion, isu itu timbul beberapa kali semasa perbincangan; her name came up in the conversation, namanya disebut dlm perbualan itu; h. (colloq) be drawn, naik: my number came up and I won $2,000, nombor saya naik, dan saya memenangi $2,000; i. rise in rank, position, naik, meningkat: unlike you, he came up the hard way, tdk spt kamu, dia naik setelah bersusah payah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| near | as ~ as /makes no difference, no matter /, lebih kurang begitu: they own 2,000 ha. of land, or as ~ as makes no difference, mereka memiliki tanah seluas 2,000 ha. atau lebih kurang begitu; /come, draw, get/ ~(er), (makin) mendekat, makin dekat: the child came a couple of steps ~er, kanak-kanak itu mendekat dua tiga langkah; the train was getting ~ to the station, kereta api itu makin dekat dgn stesen; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| muffle | 2. cover (to prevent noise) membalut: they ~d their oars to ensure a silent approach, mereka membalut pendayung itu utk memastikan mereka dapat mendekat dgn senyap; 3. deaden, meredamkan, menenggelamkan: she cl | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| draw | ~ /bit, bridle/, pull up a horse, menarik tali kekang; ~ comfort, berasa lega; ~ the line, menentukan batasnya: you must ~ the line somewhere, kamu mesti menentukan batasnya; ~ level, bersaing: as we drew level I could see that he was sweating heavily, apabila kami bersaing, saya nampak bahawa dia bermandi peluh; ~ near, mendekat, merapat, menghampiri + approp n; (of time, event) hampir tiba, sudah hampir: it was only as we drew near that we noticed a second passenger in the car, apabila kami mendekat barulah kami ternampak seorang lagi penumpang di dlm kereta itu; the time for the interview is ~ing near, masa temu duga itu hampir tiba; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |