| purely | adv semata-mata: a ~ practical decision, satu keputusan yg praktis semata-mata; ~ and simply, semata-mata: she was awarded the scholarship ~ and simply on merit, dia dianugerahi biasiswa itu semata-mata berdasarkan meritnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sheer 1 | 3. absolute, utter, benar-benar, betul-betul: through ~ stupidity I pressed the wrong button and erased everything, semata-mata krn kebodohan saya, saya tertekan butang yg salah dan semuanya terhapus; ~ nonsense, karut /belaka, semata-mata/, semata-mata karut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pure | ~ science, sains tulen; 8. sheer, nothing but, semata-mata: ~ necessity forced him to sell the portrait, dia terpaksa menjual potret itu semata-mata krn keperluan yg mendesak; she sang out of ~ happiness, dia bernyanyi semata-mata krn gembira; ~ and simple, semata-mata: it was his rudeness ~ and simple that made him so unpopular with the staff, dia tdk popular dgn semua kakitangan semata-mata krn dia kurang sopan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| solely | adv only, entirely, semata-mata: he had to rely ~ on himself, dia terpaksa bergantung pd dirinya semata-mata; our creations were judged ~ on artistic merit, ciptaan-ciptaan kami diadili berdasarkan pd nilai seninya semata-mata. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| All | b. (with n only) i. consisting solely of, semata-mata: she thinks life in the city is ~ feasting and dancing, sangkanya hidup di kota besar semata-mata berpesta dan menari; this piece of meat is ~ bone, potongan daging ini tulang semata-mata; ii. (as intensifier), [usu not translated]: the girl was sitting ~ huddled up in the corner, gadis itu duduk meringkuk di sudut; their drinking-water had ~ gone, air minum mereka sudah habis; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| single-mindedness | n sifat [sso] yg semata-mata mempunyai satu tujuan: most people admire his ~, kebanyakan orang mengagumi sifatnya yg semata-mata mempunyai satu tujuan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| simple | 9. pure, semata-mata: he expropriated the lands out of ~ greed, dia membolot tanah-tanah itu krn tamak semata-mata; the ~ truth is, sebenarnya: the ~ truth is, I’m broke, sebenarnya, saya sudah pokai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| simply | 4. only, hanya, semata-mata: he does such things ~ to annoy his brother, dia melakukan perkara spt itu semata-mata utk menjengkelkan adiknya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| strictly | adv 1. solely, hanya, semata-mata: the meeting was ~ for members only, mesyuarat itu semata-mata utk ahli-ahli saja; 2. scrupulously, betul-betul: the custom is ~ observed up to the present day, adat itu betul-betul diamalkan hingga hari ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| other | no ~ reason than, semata-mata: if he really did it, than he did it for no ~ reason than to help us, jika benar dia melakukannya, dia melakukannya semata-mata utk menolong kita; one after the ~, satu demi satu [satu may be replaced by se- + approp classifier], (colloq) lepas satu, satu; (of person) seorang (demi, lepas) seorang, (colloq) lepas seorang, seorang: he picked the balls up one after the ~, dia mengutip bola-bola itu satu demi satu or sebiji demi sebiji; one after the ~ they fell ill and died, seorang demi seorang jatuh sakit lalu mati; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |