| began | pt of BEGIN. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| begin | vt 1. start (st) memulakan; (doing st, to do st) mula: they began work on the bridge in 1982, mereka memulakan kerja membina jambatan itu pd tahun 1982; to ~ a discussion, memulakan perbincangan; the child began crying loudly, kanak-kanak itu mula menangis dgn kuat; the roof began to leak, bumbung itu mula bocor; he began to feel uneasy, dia mula berasa gelisah; 2. start on, mula + approp v, [sometimes memulakan]: he has begun a new novel, dia telah mula menulis novel baru; to ~ another bottle, mula minum sebotol lagi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| long 1 | after a ~ silence he began to speak, selepas lama terdiam dia mula bersuara; it was one of the ~est tennis matches on record, itu merupakan perlawanan tenis yg paling lama pernah dicatatkan; a ~ concert programme, rancangan konsert yg panjang; a medical course is ~ and hard, kursus perubatan lama dan sukar; c. (of distance traversed) jauh: the house is a ~ way from the main road, rumah itu jauh dr jalan besar; a ~ pass from mid-field, hantaran jauh dr lapangan tengah; he took the ~ way, dia mengambil jalan jauh; it was a ~ two miles, terasa jauh dua batu ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| strike | as she stood pondering at the street corner it began to rain, so she struck out for the taxi stand, sewaktu dia termenung di selekoh jalan itu, hujan mula turun lalu dia berlari cepat-cepat ke perhentian teksi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| erode | vi menjadi terhakis: the hill slopes slowly began to ~, cerun bukit itu perlahan-lahan mula menjadi terhakis; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unravel | 2. (fig.) terurai, terungkai: the mystery began to ~ slowly, misteri itu mula terurai perlahan-lahan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tide | 2. tendency, arus, aliran: the ~ of communism began to ebb,j arus komunisme mulai surut; we must wait until the ~ of public opinion turns against the government, kita mesti menunggu sehingga arus pendapat umum berubah menentang kerajaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fall | ~ away, a. become fewer, berkurangan: his supporters began to ~ away, penyokong-penyokongnya mula berkurangan; b. disappear, lenyap: in such a crisis all prejudices ~ away, dlm krisis demikian segala prasangka lenyap; c. grow thin, menjadi kurus; (of face) menjadi cengkung; d. slope downwards, melandai: the ground ~s away on the left side of the road,tanah itu melandai di sebelah kiri jalan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| start | instead of getting off to a flying ~ in his new job, he began in the most depressing fashion, dia tdk memulakan tugas barunya dgn cemerlang, sebaliknya dia bermula dgn cara yg mengecewakan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fortify | b. (mentally, morally) memperkuat, memperkukuh: to ~ themselves, they began singing hymns, utk memperkuat semangat, mereka mula menyanyikan lagu-lagu mazmur; 3. make (resolve, idea, etc) stronger or firmer, memperkukuh, memperkuat: their opposition only fortified his determination to carry the plan through, tentangan mereka hanya memperkuat azamnya utk melaksanakan rancangan itu; 4. enrich, memperkuat: bread fortified with vitamins, roti yg diperkuat dgn vitamin; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |