| bootless | adj sia-sia: a ~ task, usaha yg sia-sia. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| count 1 | ~ for /little, nothing/, sia-sia sahaja: all his work ~s for nothing, segala kerjanya sia-sia sahaja; ~ for much, dianggap penting: money ~s for much in our society, wang dianggap penting dlm masyarakat kita; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| futile | adj 1. ineffectual, vain, sia-sia: his ~ attempts to escape, percubaannya yg sia-sia utk melarikan diri; 2. useless, frivolous, tdk berguna. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| avail | vi; ~ little, do not ~, a. be of no value, tdk bermakna: money and status ~ little in such places, wang dan pangkat tdk bermakna di tempat yg spt itu; b. be ineffective, sia-sia sahaja: it ~s little to cry over spilt milk, sia-sia sahaja menyesali sst yg sudah terlanjur; heroism could not ~ against enemy fire, kewiraan itu sia-sia sahaja utk melawan tembakan musuh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| go | tiga ringgit sebuah; h. move to a place for the purpose of, pergi: to ~ for a walk, pergi berjalan-jalan; to ~ for a swim, pergi berenang; ~ for nothing, sia-sia saja: all his efforts went for nothing, segala usahanya sia-sia saja; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| avail | n ; of /no, little/ ~, to no ~, tdk berhasil, sia-sia sahaja: efforts to save the company were of no ~, usaha-usaha utk menyelamatkan syarikat itu tdk berhasil; of what ~ is it...?, apa /gunanya, faedahnya/...?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| go | the fireman tried to save the child but it was no ~, ahli bomba mencuba menyelamatkan budak itu tapi sia-sia saja; make a ~ of st, (colloq) menjayakan sst: I’m sure I could make a ~ of the farm if there are enough funds, saya yakin saya boleh menjayakan ladang itu jika wang mencukupi; on the ~, (colloq) tak henti-henti sibuk: she’s on the ~ all day but never seems to get tired, dia tak henti-henti sibuk sepanjang hari tetapi tdk pernah kelihatan penat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fruitless | adj 1. bearing no fruit, tdk berbuah: 2. having no result, tdk berhasil, sia-sia. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| futility | n 1. ineffectiveness, kesia-siaan; 2. lack of purpose, kesia-siaan: the ~ of her life, kesia-siaan hidupnya; 3. st futile, approp n + sia-sia: he considers parties and dances to be complete futilities, dia menganggap majlis keramaian dan majlis tari-menari sbg perbuatan sia-sia belaka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| eventual | adj akhirnya + approp v: the ~ downfall of the government, kejatuhan kerajaan yg akhirnya berlaku; his foolish spending and ~ bankruptcy, perbelanjaannya yg sia-sia dan kemuflisan yg berlaku akhirnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |