Definisi : vt 1. be equal to, sama dgn: two plus two ~s four, dua campur dua sama dgn empat; let x ~ y, katakan x sama dgn y; their expenditure on defence ~s our total budget, perbelanjaan pertahanan mereka sama dgn jumlah belanjawan kami; 2. do st equal to, menyamai: he has ~led the world record in the 400 metres race, dia telah menyamai rekod dunia dlm lumba lari 400 meter. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n (orang yg) /sama, setanding/; (in status) (orang yg) /setaraf, sama/: ithey are ~s as for as intelligence is concerned, mereka setanding dr segi kecerdasan; ithe millionaire treats his servant as an ~, jutawan itu memperlakukan orang gajinya sbg orang yg setaraf dengannya; /have no, be without/~, tdk ada (tolok) bandingnya: in the field, he is without ~, dlm bidang tersebut, dia tdk ada tolok bandingnya; her beauty is without ~, kecantikan dia tdk ada tolok bandingnya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : be ~ to, a. be the same as, sama dgn: a sum ~ to one week’s pay, jumlah yg sama dgn gaji seminggu; b. see (sense 2.). c. be able to cope with, (preceding n) dapat + approp v; (preceding v) dapat: the teacher was not ~ to the task of keeping order in the classroom, guru itu tdk dapat menangani tugas menjaga ketenteraman bilik darjah; in spite of our doubts, when the time came he was ~ to the occasion, walaupun kami berasa sangsi, apabila tiba masanya dia dapat menghadapi keadaan itu; the management doesn’t seem ~ to meeting our demands, pihak pengurusan nampaknya tdk dapat memenuhi tuntutan kami; /all, other/ things being ~, sekiranya yg lain-lain tdk berubah: all things being ~, the job should be given to Smith, sekiranya yg lain-lain tdk berubah, tugas itu harus diberikan kpd Smith; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : adj 1. the same in size, degree, amount, value, etc, sama: when you add up both columns the totals should be ~, apabila kamu mencampurkan angka dlm kedua-dua lajur itu, jumlahnya seharusnya sama; the trees must be planted an ~ distance apart, pokok-pokok itu mesti ditanam dgn jarak yg sama; each state has an ~ number of representatives in the senate, setiap negeri mempunyai bilangan wakil yg sama dlm dewan senat; jewels ~ in weight and value, permata yg sama berat dan sama nilainya; to demand ~ rights and ~ opportunities, menuntut hak dan peluang yg sama; all men are ~ in the sight of God, semua manusia sama di sisi Tuhan; 2. comparable, sebanding: this is ~ to the best wine I have tasted, wain ini sebanding dgn wain yg terbaik yg pernah saya rasa; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)