| improvement | n 1. a. act of improving, memperbaik: there is need for ~ in the living standards, perlu memperbaik taraf hidup; b. state of being improved, kemajuan; (in health) bertambah sihat, kesihatan [sso] bertambah baik: his work shows ~, ada kemajuan dlm kerjanya; the doctor is pleased with her ~, doktor berpuas hati krn dia bertambah sihat or krn kesihatannya bertambah baik; 2. sign, result of improving, perbaikan: this is a great ~, ini perbaikan yg hebat; ~ in st, sst /bertambah, menjadi lebih/ baik: all we can do is to pray for an ~ in the weather, apa yg kita boleh buat sekarang adalah berdoa agar cuaca bertambah baik; be an ~ on, lebih baik drpd: this essay is an ~ on the previous one, karangan ini lebih baik drpd yg dahulu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| self-improvement | n kemajuan diri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| reform | n a change for the better, improvement, reformasi, pembaharuan: the public wants ~ of the whole education system, orang ramai mahukan reformasi dlm keseluruhan sistem pendidikan; social ~s, pembaharuan-pembaharuan sosial; sweeping ~, /pembaharuan, reformasi/ besar-besaran; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| concrete | adj konkrit: they presented ~ proposals for improvement, mereka mengemukakan usul yg konkrit utk pembaikan; a ~ example, contoh konkrit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| marked | adj noticeable, ketara, jelas: he has shown a improvement in his studies, dia telah menunjukkan kemajuan yg ketara dlm pelajarannya; a ~ difference, perbezaan yg ketara; a ~ man, (orang yg nyawanya terancam): because of his | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| significant | 2. of importance, (of contribution, study, etc) penting; (of change, improvement in st, etc) ketara, nyata: one of the most ~ studies on cancer, salah satu drpd kajian penting yg dilakukan ttg penyakit kanser; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| certain | he did make a ~ amount of profit, dia mendapat keuntungan sedikit; there’s a ~ improvement in him, terdapat kemajuan sedikit pd dirinya; he felt a ~ reluctance to talk about the past, dia berasa agak enggan bercakap ttg masa lalu; 5. particular, tertentu: to fulfil ~ conditions, utk memenuhi syarat-syarat tertentu; granted ~ powers, diberi kuasa-kuasa tertentu; only ~ people are entitled to such privileges, hanya orang-orang tertentu yg layak mendapat keistimewaan begitu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| notable | adj (worthy of notice) ketara; (important) penting; (famous) terkenal: there was a ~ improvement in the country’s economy, terdapat kemajuan yg ketara dlm ekonomi negara; ~ events, peristiwa-peristiwa yg penting; a ~ lawyer, peguam yg terkenal; Malacca is ~ as a historical city, Melaka terkenal sbg kota yg bersejarah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| smarten | b. become tidier, better-dressed, kelihatan lebih kemas: he has ~ed up since he attended those self-improvement courses, dia kelihatan lebih kemas sejak dia mengikuti kursus-kursus kemajuan diri itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| significant | a ~ day in the history of the nation, suatu hari yg penting dlm sejarah negara itu; there has been a ~ improvement in the victim’s condition, keadaan mangsa kemalangan itu menampakkan perubahan yg ketara. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |