| near | vt mendekati, menghampiri; (in age) mendekati: the boat was ~ing the jetty, bot itu menghampiri jeti; my grandmother is ~ing ninety, umur nenek saya mendekati sembilan puluh tahun. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| keep | ~ back from st, /tdk mendekati, menjauhi/ sst: he kept (well) back from the lion’s cage, dia tdk mendekati kurungan singa; ~ st back from st, retain st, menahan sst: they kept back $200/- from my salary every month, mere | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| creep | ~ up on, a. approach silently or unobserved, /mendekati, merapati, menghampiri/ secara diam-diam: a lion ~ing up on its quarry, seekor singa yg sedang mendekati mangsanya secara diam-diam; b. (of old age) meningkat, merangkak: old age ~s up on one unawares, tanpa disedari usia meningkat tua; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| overture | make ~s to so., mencuba mendekati sso; (with a view to starting romantic relationship) mencuba berjinak-jinak dgn sso: they have made ~s to us concerning a trade agreement, mereka telah mencuba mendekati kami berkaitan dgn perjanjian perdagangan; he makes ~s to every pretty woman he meets, dia mencuba berjinak-jinak dgn setiap wanita cantik yg ditemuinya; 2. (mus) overtur. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pull | ~ up with /so., st/, /menghampiri, mendekati/ /sso, sst/: he remained at the tail of the field until the last lap when he began to ~ up with the others, dia tetap berada di belakang kumpulan hingga pusingan terakhir ketika dia mula mendekati yg lain. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| approach | 4. (often in pl) overture, percubaan utk /mendekati, merapati/ + approp pron: France rejected Germany’s ~es, Perancis menolak percubaan Jerman utk mendekatinya; /easy, difficult/ of ~, /mudah, susah/ /didekati, dirapati/: a man who, in spite of his rank, has always been easy of ~, walaupun berpangkat dia mudah didekati; make ~es to, mencuba /mendekati, merapati/: he made ~es to the girl, dia mencuba mendekati gadis itu; 5. means, method of doing st, pendekatan; (job, work etc) cara mengendalikan: a fresh ~ to the subject, pendekatan yg baru bagi perkara itu; the book provides an excellent ~ to the problem, buku itu memberikan pendekatan yg amat baik kpd masalah itu; his ~ to the job is all wrong, cara dia mengendalikan kerja itu semuanya salah; 6. also approach path, (aeron) lintasan tuju; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| accost | vt 1. approach and address, /menghampiri, mendatangi, mendekati/ dan menegur: a customs officer ~ed them as they were hailing a taxi, seorang pegawai kastam menghampiri dan menegur mereka sewaktu mereka sedang memanggil teksi; 2. (of prostitute) solicit, mendekati. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| approach | vt 1. come nearer,a. (in space) menghampiri, mendekati, merapati: we are now ~ing the House of Parliament, sekarang kita menghampiri bangunan Parlimen; as the train ~ed the station, the crowd surged forward, ketika kereta api menghampiri stesen, orang ramai berasak-asak ke hadapan; b. (in time) hampir (mencapai), mendekati: he is ~ing sixty, usianya hampir enam puluh tahun; 2. come nearer (in quality, character etc) a. (to a stage in life) hampir, hampir mencapai, mendekati; (to old age, senility) hampir: a boy ~ing adolescence, budak lelaki yg hampir mencapai usia remaja; b. (to a certain state, level), [various translations]: the building is ~ing completion, bangunan itu hampir siap; words that ~ treason, kata-kata yg hampir-hampir merupakan penderhakaan; c. (to so’s level of achievement, ability, etc) menandingi, menyaingi, menyamai: few writers can ~ him as a novelist, hanya beberapa orang saja penulis yg dapat menandinginya sbg novelis; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stay 1 | ~ out of other people’s affairs, tdk /masuk campur, mencampuri/ hal orang lain; ~ out of o’s way, tdk /mendekati, menghampiri/ sso: they ~ed out of her way whenever she was in a bad mood, mereka tdk mendekati dia ketika anginnya tdk baik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| overture | n 1. (usu pl) approach, a. (made with a view to starting friendly relationship) percubaan utk mendekati sso; (used with adj or in construction ~s of st) percubaan: his ~s met with no response, percubaannya utk mendekati mereka tdk mendapat sambutan; friendly ~s, percubaan utk berkawan; ~s of peace, percubaan utk berdamai; b. (made with a view to starting romantic relationship) percubaan utk berjinak-jinak dgn sso; (used with adj) percubaan utk: romantic ~s, percubaan utk berasmara; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |