| determined | adj 1. resolute, (pred) berazam, bertekad; (attrib) kuat /azamnya, tekadnya/: he was ~d to see his family, dia berazam utk berjumpa dgn keluarganya; a ~ woman who will not give up easily, wanita yg kuat azamnya dan tdk mudah mengaku kalah; 2. unflinching, gigih, cekal: his ~ efforts to achieve success deserve praise, usahanya yg gigih utk mencapai kejayaan patut dipuji. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bend | ~ on; be bent on, [usu bertekad, berazam, sometimes bersungguh-sungguh, benar-benar, betul-betul]: a man who is bent on becoming one of the world’s wealthiest men, lelaki yg berazam utk menjadi salah seorang yg terkaya di dunia; she was bent on spending her holidays abroad this year, dia bersungguh-sungguh hendak menghabiskan cutinya di luar negeri tahun ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| intent | 4. deter-mined, bersungguh-sungguh; (to fulfil an ambition, to win, etc) berazam; (ironical) betul-betul: my wife was ~ on having it, no matter what I said, isteri saya bersungguh-sungguh hendakkan barang itu, walau apapun yg saya katakan; the boy is ~ on going to Oxford, budak itu berazam utk belajar di Universiti Oxford; by his actions, he seems ~ on ruining his chances, drpd tindakannya, nampaknya dia betul-betul hendak merosakkan peluangnya sendiri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hound | ~ so. down, memburu sso sampai dapat: the police were determined to ~ down the bank robber, pihak polis berazam akan memburu perompak bank itu sampai dapat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| emulate | vt 1. attempt to equal or excel, mengikut (jejak): he is determined to ~ the successful writer, dia berazam hendak mengikut jejak penulis yg berjaya itu; 2. rival, compete with, menyaingi, menandingi: some fashion designers try to ~ those of Paris, setengah-setengah pereka fesyen mencuba menyaingi pereka-pereka fesyen di Paris. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dead | ~ asleep, tidur /mati, nyenyak, lenyak, lena, lelap/; ~ drunk, terlalu mabuk, mabuk /bunga selasih, benar, betul/; be ~ against, be directly opposed to, tdk bersetuju langsung: she was ~ against the plan, dia tdk bersetuju langsung dgn rancangan itu; be ~ set on, /berazam, bertekad/ utk; (thing rel to st of less serious nature) beria-ia, ingin benar: to be ~ set on becoming a doctor, berazam utk menjadi doktor; the child was ~ set on going home, kanak-kanak itu beria-ia hendak pulang; stop ~, a. (of person, animal) berhenti (dgn) serta-merta; b. (of engine etc) mati: my car stopped ~ in the middle of the bridge, kereta saya mati di tengah-tengah jambatan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| determine | vt 1. ascertain, menentukan, memastikan: an experiment to ~ the acidity of a substance, eksperimen utk menentukan keasidan sst bahan; to ~ the cause of death, memastikan sebab kematian; 2. settle, fix, menentukan, menetapkan, memutuskan: it is a matter which can be ~d by the Dean, itu ialah perkara yg boleh ditentukan oleh Dekan; to ~ the date of their wedding, menentukan tarikh perkahwinan mereka; 3. make firm decision, berazam, bertekad; (on st of minor importance) memutuskan: he ~d to continue his studies, dia berazam utk melanjutkan pelajarannya; they ~d to leave before daylight, mereka memutuskan utk pergi sebelum matahari naik; 4. regulate, influence, menentukan: demand ~s supply, permintaan menentukan penawaran; 5. cause (so.) to decide, membulatkan tekad: the argument ~d her to leave home, perbalahan itu membulatkan tekadnya utk meninggalkan keluarganya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| diminish | vt 1. make less, mengurangkan: the government’s move to nationalize industries has diminished its popularity, langkah kerajaan utk memiliknegarakan industri telah mengurangkan kepopularannya; the long winter ~ed the country’s food supply, musim sejuk yg berpanjangan telah mengurangkan bekalan makanan di negara itu; 2. cause to appear less important, make smaller, mengecilkan: his political rivals were determined to ~ all his economic reforms, pesaing-pesaing politiknya berazam utk mengecilkan semua reformasi ekonominya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| amity | n persahabatan: for the two rivals ~ quickly changed to enmity, bagi kedua-dua saingan itu persahabatan dgn cepat bertukar menjadi permusuhan; tariff agreements promoted ~ between the two countries, persetujuan tarif menggalakkan persahabatan antara kedua-dua negara itu; treaty of ~, persetiaan persahabatan; in ~, secara /bersahabat, berbaik-baik/: to part in ~, berpisah secara bersahabat; in ~ with, /bersahabat, berbaik-baik/ dgn: he resolved to live in ~ with his neighbours, dia berazam utk hidup berbaik-baik dgn jiran-jirannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |