Definisi : [for phrases such as appeal ~, beat ~, go ~, protect ~, run up ~, etc see approp verbs ]; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 11. as protection, defence from, utk mencegah: to be inoculated ~ typhoid, disuntik utk mencegah tifoid; a campaign ~ drug abuse, kempen utk mencegah penyalahgunaan dadah; 12. in preparation for, utk (menghadapi): we got in supplies ~ the winter, kami telah mendapatkan bekalan utk musim sejuk; 13. despite, meskipun, walaupun: he succeeded ~ many difficulties, dia berjaya meskipun terdapat kesulitan yg banyak; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 7. in sudden contact with, pada: she hit her head ~ the low beam of the attic, kepalanya terhantuk pada alang loteng yg rendah itu; 8. towards so as to hit, ke: he threw the ball ~ the wall, dia melemparkan bola itu ke dinding; 9. having as background, berlatarbelakangkan: the trees were dark ~ the bright sky, pokok-pokok kelihatan gelap berlatarbelakangkan langit yg cerah; electric blue ~ the red, warna biru elektrik berlatarbelakangkan warna merah; 10. compared with, berbanding dgn: net profits of two dollars a share ~ ninety cents last year, keuntungan bersih sebanyak dua dolar setiap saham berbanding dgn sembilan puluh sen tahun lepas; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 6. standing, leaning beside, pada; (preceded by "with o’s back", etc) bersandar pd: he carefully placed the spade ~ the fence, dgn cermat dia menyandarkan penyodok itu pd pagar; standing with his back ~ the cabinet, berdiri dgn belakangnya bersandar pd almari; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : 2. opposed in tendency, character to, /bertentangan, berlawanan/ dgn; (o’s wishes, will) tanpa: forced to act ~ his conscience, terpaksa bertindak bertentangan dgn kata hatinya; to be married ~ o’s will, berkahwin tanpa kerelaan hati sso; 3. in violation of, melanggar: an act that is ~ the law, perbuatan yg melanggar undang-undang; 4. that prohibits, melarang, menegah: is there a law ~ talking too much?, adakah undang-undang yg melarang orang bercakap terlalu banyak?; 5. in the opposite direction to, a. (current, tide, wind) melawan, menyongsong: he swam ~ the current, dia berenang melawan arus; b. (nap, hair, etc) menyongsong: to brush a hat ~ the nap, memberus topi menyongsong; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : prep 1. not in favour of, opposed to, a. (gen) menentang: to be ~ apartheid, menentang dasar aparteid; public opinion seems to be ~ legalizing abortion, pendapat umum nampaknya menentang usul mengesahkan pengguguran kandungan; b. (proposal, motion, etc) menentang, membantah, membangkang: he voted ~ the motion, dia mengundi menentang usul itu; c. (enemy) menentang, melawan: to fight ~ subversive elements, berjuang menentang anasir-anasir subversif; d. (of vote) menentang: there were twenty votes for him and five ~ him, terdapat dua puluh undi yg menyokongnya dan lima yg menetangnya; e. (of condition, circumstances, etc) [various translations]: the weather was ~ us, cuaca seolah-olah menentang kami; the odds seem to be ~ his getting the job, nampaknya terlalu banyak halangan baginya utk mendapat kerja itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)