| improve | vi bertambah baik: the situation has ~d, keadaan sudah bertambah baik; he has been very ill, but is now improving, dia sakit teruk selama ini, tetapi dia ber-tambah baik sekarang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| conduct | n 1. behaviour, kelakuan: her ~ at school has improved, kelakuannya di sekolah bertambah baik; 2. way of managing, pengendalian: the candidates were not satisfied with the ~ of the election, calon-calon tdk berpuas hati dgn pengendalian pilihan raya itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grade | make the ~, (colloq) berjaya: it was hard work, but he eventually made the ~, dia terpaksa bekerja keras, tetapi akhirnya dia berjaya; on the /up, down/ ~, (colloq), (menjadi) bertambah /baik, teruk/: after many difficult months, his business is now on the up ~, setelah beberapa bulan mengalami masalah, perniagaannya sekarang menjadi bertambah baik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decidedly | adv 1. clearly, definitely, nyata sekali: he is ~ better this morning, dia nyata sekali bertambah baik pagi ini; 2. firmly, dgn tegas: he answered ~, dia menjawab dgn tegas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| 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 |
| come | e. improve in health, semakin sihat: the patient is coming along nicely, pesakit itu semakin sihat; f. make progress, berjalan lancar; (interrog) berkembang, perkembangan: the project is coming along very well, projek itu sedang berjalan lancar; how is the dictionary coming along?, bagaimana dgn perkembangan kamus itu?; g. improve, bertambah baik: his Japanese is coming along fine, penguasaan bahasa Jepunnya bertambah baik; h. arrive by chance, ada: when the opportunity ~s along I’ll take it, bila ada peluang saya akan mengambilnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| change | vi 1. alter, transform, berubah, bertukar; (of person) berubah: her feelings for him have ~d perasaannya thdp lelaki itu telah berubah; relations between the two countries have ~d for the better, perhubungan antara kedua-dua buah negara itu telah berubah menjadi bertambah baik; she’s ~d a lot, dia telah banyak berubah; 2. vary, shift, berubah-ubah: fashions ~, fesyen berubah-ubah; 3. (of traffic lights) bertukar warna: I’m waiting for the lights to ~, saya menunggu lampu isyarat bertukar warna; 4. put different clothes on os, /bersalin, bertukar/ pakaian: to ~ for dinner, bersalin pakaian utk makan malam; 5. alight from one vehicle and board another, bertukar + approp n : he ~d at the junction, dia bertukar bas di persimpangan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| growing | adj 1. a. (in size) sedang membesar: usually a ~ child has a good appetite, biasanya, budak-budak yg sedang membesar mempunyai selera makan yg baik; b. (in number), (semakin) bertambah: a ~ population, bilangan yg semakin bertambah; c. (in degree) semakin /+ approp adj, bertambah /: the ~ animosity between them, permusuhan yg semakin mendalam antara mereka; 2. rel to, suitable for growth, pertumbuhan: ~ season, musim pertumbuhan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| double | vt 1. make twice as much, menambahkan [sst] sekali ganda, menggandakan; (non-deliberate) bertambah sekali ganda, berganda: good farming methods ~d the output of rice, kaedah pertanian yg baik menambahkan hasil beras sekali ganda; his salary was ~d, gajinya telah digandakan; the baby has ~d its weight since I last saw her, berat badan bayi itu telah bertambah sekali ganda sejak saya melihatnya dahulu; 2. fold over, melipat dua: to ~ the material before cutting it, melipat dua kain itu sebelum mengguntingnya; 3. clench, mengepal, menggenggam: to ~ o’s fist, mengepal penumbuk; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| get | e. fit into, memakai, muat: I must have put on weight as I can’t ~ into my jeans, sudah tentu berat badan saya telah bertambah krn saya tdk dapat memakai seluar jean saya or krn seluar jean saya sudah tdk muat; f. acquire (habit) mendapat: ~ into bad habits, mendapat tabiat buruk; g. associate with, /bercampur, bergaul/ dgn: to ~ into the wrong company, bercampur dgn kumpulan yg tdk baik; h. pass into a particular emotional state, menjadi, naik: to ~ into a temper, naik darah or | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |