| credit | be a ~ to /so., st/, bring ~ to /so., st/, menaikkan nama /sso, sst/: these students are a ~ to their school, pelajar-pelajar ini telah menaikkan nama sekolah mereka; do so. ~, be a cause for praise, respect, sangat membanggakan: our netball team does us ~, pasukan bola jaring kita sangat membanggakan; gain ~, semakin dipercayai: the rumour is gaining ~, khabar angin itu semakin dipercayai; give so. ~ for, a. see n (sense 3.); b. believe so. to be, sangka: he’s smarter than I gave him ~ for, dia lebih pandai drpd yg saya sangka; have to o’s ~, berjaya menghasilkan: she has ten books to her ~, dia telah berjaya menghasilkan sepuluh buah buku; lend ~ to, menguatkan kepercayaan orang thdp: this latest news lends ~ to the story, berita terbaru ini menguatkan kepercayaan orang thdp cerita tersebut; /be, stand/ to o’s ~, sso patut dipuji: it is to her ~ that she never shirked the issue, dia patut dipuji krn tdk pernah mengetepikan isu itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| importance | n penting, mustahak; (of person) penting: do you realize the ~ of this meeting?, sedarkah kamu bahawa pertemuan ini penting?; he holds a position of great ~, dia memegang jawatan yg sangat penting; he is a person of ~ in this business, dia orang penting dlm perniagaan ini; attach /little, much/ ~ to st, /tdk, sangat/mementingkan sst; be full of o’s own ~, suka membanggakan diri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |