Definisi : 7. past, progress, berlalu: as the weeks ~ed by his chances of recovery became increasingly slight, makin minggu-minggu itu berlalu makin kecil peluangnya utk sembuh; generations of students ~ed in and out of her life almost unnoticed, angkatan mahasiswa berlalu keluar masuk dlm hidupnya hampir tanpa disedari; 8. hang freely, loosely, mengurai, berjurai: her dark hair ~ed over her shoulders, rambutnya yg hitam mengurai melepasi bahunya; 9. abound in, melimpah-ruah: he came from a family ~ing with love and affection, dia datang dr keluarga yg melimpah-ruah dgn cinta dan kasih sayang; a land ~ing with natural resources, bumi yg melimpah-ruah dgn sumber semula jadi; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 3. proceed smoothly, berjalan lancar: the conversation did not ~ easily, perbualan itu tdk berjalan lancar; the policeman watched the traffic ~ing down the motorway, polis itu memperhatikan lalu lintas berjalan lancar di lebuh raya; 4. (of tide) rise, naik, pasang: the tide is beginning to ~, air mula naik; 5. come or derive (from so., st) datang(nya): in mediaeval Europe all power ~ed from the monarch, di zaman pertengahan Eropah kesemua kuasa datang dr raja; 6. continue smoothly, meluncur: his speech ~ed on without hesitation, ucapannya meluncur tanpa tersekat-sekat; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : vi 1. move along, stream, mengalir: water ~ed from the tap, air mengalir dr paip; tears were ~ing down her cheeks, air mata mengalir di pipinya; blood ~ed from a wound in his chest, darah mengalir dr luka di dadanya; lava was ~ing down the mountain, lava mengalir menuruni gunung itu; the Thames ~s eastwards into the North Sea, sungai Thames mengalir ke timur masuk ke Laut Utara; 2. move steadily and freely, mengalir: information ~ed freely between the different universities, maklumat mengalir dgn mudahnya antara berbagai-bagai universiti; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : b. (of persons) pengaliran: the ~ of young people from the countryside to the cities, pengaliran orang muda dr kawasan luar bandar ke kota-kota besar; 2. rise of the tide, (air) pasang: the ebb and ~ of the sea, pasang surut air laut; on the ~, sedang /naik, pasang/; 3. continuous stream (of words) curahan: a ~ of angry words, curahan kata-kata marah; in full ~, sedang bercakap dgn lancar; the ~ of conversation, kelancaran perbualan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : n 1. act, manner of flowing, a. (of things, traffic, ideas, information, etc) aliran, mengalir: the water runs in a steady ~, air itu mengalir terus; there has been a steady ~ of capital into the country, terdapat aliran modal yg tetap memasuki negara; the ~ of blood, aliran darah; the ~ of traffic, aliran lalu lintas; his ~ of ideas is astonishing, aliran gagasan-gagasannya menakjubkan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)