| ask | vt 1. put a question to, menanyai; (if the direct obj of the Malay sentence is other than person) menanyakan: he ~ed them which they preferred, dia menanyai mereka yg manakah pilihan mereka; they ~ed him about his son, mereka menanyainya ttg anak lelakinya; we were ~ed our names, dia menanyakan nama kami; to ~ so. the way, menanyakan jalan ke sst tempat pd sso; 2. inquire about, menanyakan: to ~ the time, menanyakan waktu; did you ~ her whereabouts?, adakah kamu menanyakan di mana dia berada?; 3. frame, put (question) menanyakan: he only ~ed one or two questions, dia menanyakan satu dua soalan sahaja; 4. request, demand, meminta; (favour, permission, pardon, forgiveness, etc) memohon, meminta; (imper) suruh: he was ~ed to speak at the meeting, dia diminta berucap dlm mesyuarat itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| any | adj 1. one no matter which one (rel to person) a. (in conditional and hypothetical clauses) sebarang, mana /pun, saja/; (preceding proper n, n indic profession, specif group, etc) seseorang, sebarang, [sometimes not translated]; (immed foll “if”) ada, [sometimes sebarang]: if you ask ~ woman, you’ll get the same answer, jika kamu menanyai wanita mana pun, kamu akan mendapat jawapan itu juga; if you know ~ Malaysian living in Canberra..., jika kamu kenal akan sebarang orang Malaysia yg tinggal di Canberra...; if there is ~ doctor on board..., jika ada doktor di dlm kapal terbang ini...; if ~ child falls ill, please inform the headmistress, jika ada kanak-kanak yg jatuh sakit, beritahulah guru besar; b. (in interrog sentences), [not translated, sometimes sebarang]: has ~ student been reported missing?, adakah pelajar yg dilaporkan hilang?; will ~ electrician be able to do the job?, dapatkah sebarang juruelektrik membuat kerja itu?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| confirm | vt 1. finalize, ratify, mengesahkan: I wish to ~ my booking on MH 655, saya ingin mengesahkan tempahan saya bagi penerbangan MH 655; your appointment has been ~ed by the board, pelantikan kamu telah disahkan oleh pihak lembaga; 2. show that (o’s fear, suspicion, etc) is true, verify, menunjukkan [sst] betul: the letter ~ed my suspicion, surat itu menunjukkan apa yg saya syaki itu betul; 3. say that [st] is true, corroborate, mengesahkan: she asked me if I had heard the rumour and I ~ed that I had, dia menanyai saya kalau-kalau saya telah mendengar khabar-khabar angin itu, dan saya mengesahkan bahawa saya telah mendengarnya; 4. formally admit (so.) as member of the Church, menerima [sso] sbg ahli; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |