| contrive | vt 1. arrange, bring about with skill etc, mengikhtiarkan: to ~ some means of escape, mengikhtiarkan jalan utk melepaskan diri; 2. manage, berjaya; (used in interrog construction or future tense) mencuba, berusaha: he ~d to get support from everyone concerned, dia berjaya mendapatkan sokongan drpd setiap orang yg berkenaan; can you ~ to be here on time?, dapatkah kamu mencuba berada di sini tepat pd masanya?; 3. create ingeniously, menghasilkan: she ~d a bookcase out of some old cardboard, dia menghasilkan almari buku drpd beberapa keping kadbod lama; he ~d a small gadget for grating cheese, dia menghasilkan sebuah alat kecil utk memarut keju; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |