| debate | vt 1. discuss formally, mendebatkan, memperdebatkan, mem(per)bahaskan: the issue will be ~d in Parliament, isu itu akan diperdebatkan di Parlimen; 2. discuss informally, mendebatkan; 3. deliberate upon, consider, menimbang-nimbangkan, mempertimbangkan: debating what to do next, menimbang-nimbangkan apa yg hendak dilakukan selepas itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| debate | ~ /about, on, upon/, memperdebatkan, mendebatkan, mem(per)bahaskan: they ~d on the question of legalised abortion, mereka memperdebatkan soal pengguguran kandungan yg dibenarkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| argue | ~ about, berdebat ttg, memperdebatkan, mendebatkan: they usually ~ about politics, mereka selalu berdebat ttg politik; let us not ~ about which method is the best, tdk usahlah kita berdebat ttg kaedah mana yg paling baik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| argue | vt 1. maintain, contend, mengemukakan alasan: he ~d that the risk involved was too great, dia mengemukakan alasan bahawa risikonya terlalu besar; 2. debate, discuss, memperdebatkan, mendebatkan: they ~d the point for hours, mereka memperdebatkan pokok persoalan itu berjam-jam; 3. indicate, menunjukkan: their way of life ~s a certain degree of wealth, cara hidup mereka menunjukkan bahawa mereka agak mewah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |