| answer | vt 1. reply, menjawab; (by letter) menjawab, membalas: he ~ed every question, dia menjawab setiap soalan; have you ~ed the invitation?, sudahkah kamu menjawab undangan itu?; letters to be ~ed, surat-surat yg perlu dibalas; 2. react, respond to, a. (by doing st in return for) membalas: he ~ed blows with blows, dia membalas pukulan dgn pukulan; the signal was not ~ed, isyarat itu tdk dibalas; b. (by obeying, succumbing) mengikut: the listing ship would not ~ the helm, kapal yg senget itu tdk mahu mengikut kemudinya; the horse ~ed the spur, kuda itu mengikut apabila dipacu; c. (by fulfilling a need, request, etc) menyambut: many people ~ed the appeal for donations, banyak orang yg menyambut rayuan meminta derma itu; d. (by acknowledging o’s name) menyahut: to ~ a roll-call, menyahut apabila nama dipanggil; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| answer | vi 1. reply, menjawab; (by letter) menjawab, membalas: he ~ed without thinking, dia menjawab dgn tdk berfikir; she did not ~ well in the last examination, dia tdk menjawab dgn baik dlm peperiksaan yg lalu; although I have written him three letters he still hasn’t ~ed, walaupun saya telah menulis tiga pucuk surat dia masih belum membalas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| answer | give an ~, menjawab, memberikan jawapan; in ~ to, a. (letter) sbg /menjawab, membalas/; b. (question etc) sbg menjawab; c. (request) sbg memenuhi; d. (shout, telephone call, etc) sbg menyahut: the fire brigade came in ~ to my telephone call, bomba datang sbg menyahut panggilan telefon saya; know all the ~s, (colloq) tahu akan /segala-galanya, semuanya/, serba tahu; be the ~ to o’s prayer, orang yg /diharap-harapkan, dicari-cari/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| answer | e. (the telephone) menjawab, menyambut: the telephone stopped ringing before I could ~ it, telefon itu berhenti berdering sebelum saya sempat menjawabnya; ~ the /door, bell/, membuka pintu, keluar; f. (advertisement) menjawab: she got the job by ~ing an advertisement, dia mendapat kerja itu dgn menjawab iklan; 3. solve, menyelesaikan; (riddle) menjawab: problems that need to be ~ed, masalah yg perlu diselesaikan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| answer | answering adj 1. replying, menjawab: an ~ voice, suara menjawab; 2. corresponding, /serupa, sama/ dgn: a person ~ the description broadcast by the police, seorang yg serupa dgn pemerian yg disiarkan oleh polis. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| answer | 2. react, respond, a. (verbally) menyahut, menjawab; (on the telephone) menjawab, menyambut: we called several times but no one ~ed, kami memanggil beberapa kali tetapi tdk ada orang yg menyahut; b. (by opening the door) membuka pintu, keluar; c. (by nodding, smiling, shrugging, etc), [not translated]: she ~ with a smile, dia tersenyum saja; 3. serve the purpose, sudah memadai: a safety pin will ~ for the time being, buat sementara ini pin dawai sudah memadai; 4. succeed, berjaya: their plan did not ~, rancangan mereka tdk berjaya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| answer | ~ so. back, (colloq) a. speak, reply rudely, /menjawab, melawan/ (sso): he is fond of ~ing back, dia suka menjawab; b. defend os, /mempertahankan, membela/ diri sso: it is unfair to criticize a person when he can’t ~ back, tdk adil mengkritik sso apabila dia tdk dapat mempertahankan dirinya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| affirmative | n bersetuju: the majority voted in the ~, majoriti mengundi bersetuju; answer in the ~, menjawab "ya"; (showing agreement) bersetuju, menjawab "ya". | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beg | ~ leave (of so.), (to do st) meminta izin (sso) (utk berbuat sst); ~ the question, a. leave st unresolved or unsettled, tdk menjawab soalan; (deliberately) mengelak drpd menjawab soalan; b. assume truth of, mengandaikan kebenaran sst, /menganggap, mengandaikan/ sst sbg benar; go (a-) ~ging, (infml), [various translations]: there are several scholarships going ~ging, ada beberapa biasiswa yg tdk diminta orang; if that banana is going ~ging, I’II eat it, jika tdk ada orang mahu pisang itu, biar saya memakannya; these biscuits are going ~ging if anyone would like them, kalau ada sesiapa yg hendak biskut ini, silalah makan; I ~ your pardon, (saya) minta maaf, maaf, maafkan saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| get | d. avoid, (problem) mengelak drpd; (question) mengelak drpd menjawab; (law, regulation, etc) memintasi: they got round the problem by taking a loan from the bank, mereka mengelak drpd masalah itu dgn membuat pinjaman dr bank; he tried to ~ round the question by introducing a new topic for discussion, dia mencuba mengelak drpd menjawab soalan itu dgn mengemukakan tajuk baru utk dibincangkan; there was no way they could ~ round the | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |