| pop 1 | ~ the question, (colloq) melamar: I don’t think he’ll ever ~ the question, saya fikir dia tdk akan melamar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| propose | vi (fml) offer marriage, melamar, meminang: after knowing her for a short period, he ~d, tidak berapa lama selepas mengenalinya, dia melamar gadis itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| marriage | make an offer of ~ to so., seek so’s hand in ~, /melamar, meminang/ sso: “Sir,” said the young man nervously, “I wish to seek your daughter’s hand in ~”, “Tuan,” kata pemuda itu dgn gugup, “saya ingin melamar anak tuan”; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hand | b. very quickly, dgn cepat: he made money ~ over fist when share prices shot up, dia mengaut keuntungan dgn cepat apabila harga saham melambung naik; ask for so’s ~ (in marriage), melamar sso; at second ~, dr sumber kedua: she’ll be furious if she gets to know about it at second ~, dia akan menjadi sangat marah kalau dia mendapat tahu ttg perkara itu dr sumber kedua; /bind, tie/ so. ~ and foot, a. mengikat tangan dan kaki sso; b. (fig.), (act.) mengikat sso; (pass.) sso terikat: I didn’t like his decision but I was bound ~ and foot, saya tdk setuju dgn keputusannya tetapi saya sudah terikat; bring up by ~, membesarkan [sso, sst] dgn susu botol; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pluck | ~ st up, mencabut sst: she was in the garden ~ing up the unwanted weeds, dia sedang mencabut rumpai di taman; ~ up courage, memberanikan diri: he eventually ~ed up courage to ask her to marry him, akhirnya dia memberanikan diri utk melamar gadis itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| offer | ~ battle, put up a fight, melawan: the stray dog ~ed battle, and the others fled, anjing geladak itu melawan, dan yg lainnya lari; ~ o’s /congratulations, condolences/, mengucapkan /tahniah, takziah/; ~ so. o’s hand, menghulurkan tangan sso kpd sso: he ~ed her his hand but she just ignored it, dia menghulurkan tangannya kpd gadis itu tetapi tdk diendahkan; ~ o’s hand (in marriage) melamar sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ask | ~ for, a. request, meminta: to ~ for more money, meminta wang lebih banyak; to ~ for forgiveness, meminta ampun; b. look for (esp to speak to so.) meminta utk berjumpa dgn: she ~ed for the headmistress, dia meminta utk berjumpa dgn guru besar; c. demand as a price, see vt (sense 6.); ~ for /it, trouble/, mencari /bala, susah/; ~ for so’s hand, melamar sso; ~ so. for (st), meminta [sst] drpd sso: to ~ so. for advice, meminta nasihat drpd sso; ~ st for (st), see vt (sense 6.); | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |