| choose | vt 1. pick, select, memilih: a man who ~s his words carefully, orang yg memilih kata-katanya dgn hati-hati; I think he will ~ the blue shirt, saya rasa dia akan memilih kemeja biru itu; 2. decide, memutuskan, membuat keputusan: she chose to take her holiday in September, dia membuat keputusan utk bercuti pd bulan September; he chose to be on his own, dia memutuskan utk tinggal bersendirian; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fix | ~ on st, memilih sst: they ~ed on Saturday for a picnic, mereka memilih hari Sabtu utk berkelah; we should ~ on one way of doing it, kita patut memilih satu cara utk membuatnya; ~ st on so., see vt (sense 3.); ~ the blame on so., /mempersalahkan, menyalahkan/ sso; ~ st on st, see vt (senses 1. & 3.); | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| elect | vt 1. choose by voting, memilih: they ~ed him to the Board of Directors, mereka memilihnya menjadi ahli Lembaga Pengarah; to be ~ed president, dipilih menjadi presiden; 2. choose, opt, memilih: he ~ed to become a doctor, dia memilih utk menjadi doktor. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hand-pick | vt 1. select with care, memilih dgn teliti; 2. select personally, memilih sendiri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| choice | n 1. act of choosing, pemilihan, memilih: the ~ of vice-president was left to the executive committee, pemilihan naib presiden diserahkan kpd jawatankuasa eksekutif; 2. thing, person chosen, pilihan: be careful in your ~ of partner, hati-hati dlm memilih teman; our first ~, pilihan pertama kami; 3. privilege, power to select, pilihan: he is my ~ for the position, dialah pilihan saya utk jawatan itu; 4. variety from which to select, pilihan: there was a wide ~ of materials on display, terdapat pilihan kain yg banyak yg dipamerkan; you have only two ~s, kamu hanya ada dua pilihan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| buoyancy | n 1. ability to float, keapungan, keupayaan mengapung: we chose balsa wood for its ~, kami memilih kayu balsam krn keapungannya; 2. cheerfulness, keriangan, sifat riang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| discerning | adj 1. discriminating, pandai menilai, arif: he is not very ~ in his choice of friends, dlm memilih kawan dia tdk berapa pandai menilai; 2. penetrating, tajam: a ~ eye, mata yg tajam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inopportune | adj 1. (rel to time) unsuitable, tdk /kena, sesuai/: they chose an ~ time to make their demands, mereka memilih masa yg tdk sesuai utk membuat tuntutan itu; 2. (rel to action etc) inappropriate, tdk kena pd /waktunya, masanya/: an ~ remark, kata-kata yg tdk kena pd waktunya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dainty 1 | adj 1. delicately beautiful, a. (of person) ayu, kecil molek; b. (of thing) cantik: a ~ blouse, sehelai blaus yg cantik; a ~ piece of furniture, perabot yg cantik; 2. easily broken, injured, mudah + approp v: ~ coffee cups, cawan kopi yg mudah pecah; the ~ stalk of the flower, tangkai bunga yg mudah patah; 3. fastidious, cerewet (ttg makanan), memilih makanan: some cats are ~ feeders, sesetengah kucing cerewet ttg makanan; 4. delicious, lazat, sedap, enak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| apostasy | n 1. renunciation of o’s religion, /keluar drpd, meninggalkan/ agama; (in Islam) kemurtadan, murtad: they were forced to choose between death and ~, mereka terpaksa memilih antara mati atau murtad; 2. abandonment, a. (of ideology, principles, etc) pengkhianatan, mengkhianati; b. (of party, cause, etc) pembelotan, berpaling tadah, membelot: a political ~, berpaling tadah thdp pegangan politik; to be accused of ~, dituduh membelot. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |