| ace | within an ~ of, hampir-hampir; (st unfavourable ) hampir-hampir, nyaris-nyaris: within an ~ of victory , hampir-hampir berjaya; within an ~ of collapse , nyaris-nyaris musnah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| virtually | adv hampir-hampir: their methods have been ~ unchanged for years, kaedah mereka hampir-hampir tdk berubah bertahun-tahun lamanya; there is ~ no one else who can do the job, hampir-hampir tdk ada seorang pun yg boleh membuat pekerjaan itu; the association represents ~ all the US railways, persatuan itu mewakili hampir-hampir semua perkhidmatan kereta api AS. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| verge | be on the ~ of, hampir-hampir; (colloq) dekat-dekat: the man was on the ~ collapse, lelaki itu hampir-hampir pengsan; he was on the ~ of a nervous breakdown, dia hampir-hampir mengalami patah jiwa; the country is on the ~ of achieving industrial success, negara itu hampir-hampir mencapai kejayaan perindustrian; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| edge | be on the ~ of st, hampir-hampir + approp v: on the ~ of tears, hampir-hampir menangis; on the ~ of bankruptcy, hampir-hampir bankrap; put an ~ on, a. (blade) menajamkan, mengasah, mengilir: to put an ~ on the axe, menajamkan kapak; b. (appetite) membuka: the exercise put an ~ on his appetite, senaman itu membuka seleranya; c. (argument) menajamkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| almost | c. (rel to condition, situation, action) hampir(-hampir); (rel to adverse situation) nyaris(-nyaris), hampir(-hampir), cemas-cemas: he is ~ bankrupt, dia hampir-hampir bankrap; he was ~ knocked down by a car, dia nyaris-nyaris dilanggar kereta; she ~ blurted out the secret, dia nyaris-nyaris membocorkan rahsia itu; d. what would essentially approximate, (usu with negative) boleh dikatakan: during that one hour she said ~ nothing, selama satu jam itu, dia boleh dikatakan tdk berkata sepatah pun; they ~ always fail agree, mereka boleh dikatakan tdk pernah bersetuju; an ~ watertight argument, suatu alasan yg boleh dikatakan tdk dapat disangkal lagi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inch | within an ~ of, hampir(-hampir), sedikit lagi; (st that results in harm, injury, etc) nyaris(-nyaris), cemas(-cemas), hampir(-hampir): he came within an ~ of beating the champion, dia hampir-hampir dapat mengalahkan juara itu; she came within an ~ of being struck by a falling branch, dia nyaris-nyaris ditimpa dahan yg patah itu; be within an ~ of death, nyaris maut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| verge | vi; ~ /on, upon/, hampir-hampir merupakan: such an act ~s on negligence, perbuatan spt itu hampir-hampir merupakan kecuaian; her face showed a sadness that ~d on despair, wajahnya menampakkan kesedihan yg hampir-hampir merupakan putus asa. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| near miss | n 1. a bomb, shot, etc that just missed its target, serangan yg /sipi, hampir-hampir tepat/: our planes sustained a number of ~es, kapal terbang kami mengalami beberapa serangan yg hampir-hampir tepat; 2. attempt that almost succeeds, hampir-hampir + approp v: he didn’t break the world record, but it was a ~, dia tdk memecahkan rekod dunia, tetapi dia hampir-hampir berjaya; 3. collision which nearly happens, kemalangan yg hampir-hampir berlaku. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| much | ~ the same, /lebih kurang, hampir(-hampir)/ sama; (in age) /lebih kurang, hampir(-hampir)/ /sebaya, seumur/: when he returned to Mandalom after ten years, the village was ~ the same as when he had left it, apabila dia kembali ke Manda | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| come | b. almost, be very near, hampir-hampir; (to adverse situation) hampir-hampir, nyaris-nyaris, cemas-cemas: she came close to losing her job, dia nyaris-nyaris dibuang kerja; ~ it (too, a bit, rather) strong, (colloq) keterlaluan; walau apa pun yg terjadi; as [adj] as they ~, betul-betul [adj]; have it coming, (colloq) memang patutlah begitu; how /bv (that), fasal apa; not know whether one is coming or going, benar-benar bingung; to ~, akan datang: in the years to ~, dlm tahun-tahun akan datang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |