| debate | ~ /with os., in o’s mind/, berfikir-fikir, bertimbang-timbang, berkira-kira: e ~d with himself before making the decision, dia berfikir-fikir sebelum membuat keputusan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dally | ~ with, a. think about but not seriously, berfikir-fikir walaupun tdk sepenuh hati: they dallied with the idea of migrating to Canada, mereka berfikir-fikir, walaupun tdk sepenuh hati, utk berhijrah ke Kanada; b. trifle with, (person) bermain asmara; (person’s affection) mempermainkan: he merely dallied with her, dia hanya bermain asmara dgn gadis itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| brood | vi 1. sit on eggs to hatch, mengeram; 2. think, worry about at length, berfikir-fikir; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contemplate | vt 1. ponder, meditate on, merenungkan: he ~d the problem for some hours, dia merenungkan masalah itu selama beberapa jam; 2. gaze upon intently, merenung: she stood contemplating her figure in the mirror, dia berdiri merenung bentuk tubuhnya di cermin itu; 3. have in mind, berfikir-fikir /hendak, utk/ + approp v: I am contemplating changing jobs, saya sedang berfikir-fikir hendak menukar pekerjaan; he is contemplating marriage, dia sedang berfikir-fikir hendak berkahwin. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flip | n; give st a ~, menjentik sst: he gave the thousand dollar note a thoughtful ~ with his thumb, dia menjentik duit kertas seribu ringgit itu dgn ibu jarinya sambil berfikir-fikir; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flirt | vi 1. behave amorously, dally, main cinta: he ~s with all the girls in the office, dia main cinta dgn semua gadis di pejabat; when she goes to parties she simply won’t stop ~ing, setiap kali dia ke majlis, tdk dapat tdk, dia mesti main cinta; 2. toy, bermain-main, berfikir-fikir, bertimbang-timbang: in his youth he ~ed with communism, semasa mudanya dia bermain-main dgn faham komunis; she ~ed with the idea of living abroad, dia berfikir-fikir ttg gagasan hendak tinggal di luar negeri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flirtation | n 1. act of flirting with opposite sex, main cinta; 2. brief love affair, main cinta: after a brief ~ with the actor, she migrated to the East Coast, selepas main cinta sekejap dgn pelakon itu dia berhijrah ke Pantai Timur; 3. casual involvement, bermain-main, berfikir-fikir, bertimbang-timbang: after his short-lived ~ with Thatcherism, he joined the Liberal Democrats, setelah bermain-main dgn Thatcherisme sekejap, dia masuk Parti Liberal Demokrat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |