| forestall | vt 1. prevent by timely action, menghalang: the bombing of the airfields enabled them to ~ further attacks, pengeboman lapangan kapal terbang membolehkan mereka menghalang serangan selanjutnya; 2. anticipate, act first, mendahului, approp v + lebih dahulu: when I was about to take the seat, a lady ~ed me, sewaktu saya hendak duduk, seorang wanita mendahului saya; my question was all prepared, but Williams ~ed me, pertanyaan saya siap sedia seluruhnya, tetapi William mengajukan pertanyaan lebih dahulu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| arm2 | ~ os with, a. provide os with (weapon), (act.) mempersenjatai diri sso dgn; (pass.) bersenjatakan: he ~ed himself with a broken bottle and hid behind the door, dia mempersenjatai dirinya dgn botol pecah dan bersembunyi di belakang pintu; the assailants were ~ed with M-16 rifles, penyerang-penyerang itu bersenjatakan repal M-16; b. furnish os with tool, requisites, (act.) bersiap sedia, bersedia; (pass.) siap: the plumber had ~ed himself with every conceivable tool before setting out for the job, tukang paip itu bersiap sedia dgn segala perkakas sebelum dia keluar utk bekerja; several tourists, ~ed with cameras, came out of the hotel, beberapa orang pelancong, siap dgn kamera, keluar dr hotel itu; c. provide os with (st that strengthens, protects, etc) memperlengkapi: we must ~ ourselves with patience, kita mesti memperlengkapi diri dgn kesabaran; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |