| predecessor | n 1. person who precedes another in office, etc, yg /sebelumnya, terdahulu/: the new head is more approachable than his ~, ketua yg baru itu lebih mudah didekati drpd ketua yg terdahulu;2. st that has been substituted for something else, yg dahulu: I can’t see that this new scheme is any better than its ~, saya tdk nampak yg rancangan baru ini lebih baik drpd rancangan yg dahulu; the new machine should last longer than its ~, mesin baru ini seharusnya tahan lebih lama dr mesin yg dahulu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| forerunner | n 1. predecessor, a. (person) pelopor, perintis: the story-teller of old is the ~ of the modern novelist, penglipur lara masa lampau ialah pelopor novelis moden; b. (thing) perintis: the steam engine is the ~ of today’s fast locomotives, enjin wap ialah perintis lokomotif laju hari ini; 2. sign, symptom, alamat, tanda-tanda: the ~s of approaching spring, tanda-tanda musim bunga yg akan tiba. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| blunder | ~ away, mensia-siakan: his predecessor had ~ed away the company’s profits, orang yg terdahulu daripadanya telah mensia-siakan keuntungan syarikat itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| appreciatively | adv dgn (penuh) penghargaan: he spoke most ~ of the work of his predecessor, dia bercakap dgn penuh penghargaan ttg kerja orang sebelumnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| different | adj 1. dissimilar, distinct, berbeza, berlainan: ~ age groups, kumpulan umur yg berbeza; ~ /from, to, (US) than/, /berbeza, berlainan/ drpd: his approach is very ~ from his predecessor’s, pendekatannya sangat berbeza drpd pendekatan orang sebelumnya; /many, several/ ~, berbagai-bagai, bermacam-macam, pelbagai: many ~ varieties of orchids, berbagai-bagai jenis orkid; 2. another, lain: the customer asked for a ~ colour, pelanggan itu meminta warna lain; 3. unusual, lain drpd yg lain: a style that’s ~, gaya yg lain drpd yg lain. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| approachable | adj 1. accessible, dapat didatangi: the remote valley was ~ only by helicopter, lembah yg terpencil itu dapat didatangi hanya dgn helikopter; 2. friendly, mudah /didekati, dirapati, dihampiri/: the new overseer is more ~ than his predecessor, mandur yg baru itu lebih mudah didekati drpd mandur yg sebelumnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| accomplish | vt 1. complete successfully, menyempurnakan, melaksanakan (dgn sempurna): to ~ an undertaking, menyempurnakan sesuatu yg telah disanggupi; 2. achieve, mencapai kejayaan, melaksanakan dgn jayanya; (aim, purpose, etc) mencapai: he has definitely ~ed more than his predecessor, dia pasti telah mencapai lebih banyak kejayaan drpd penyandang jawatan yg terdahulu daripadanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |