| enduring | adj lasting, lama bertahan: a poet of ~ greatness, penyair yg keagungannya lama bertahan; ~ peace, keamanan yg lama bertahan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hold 1 | vi 1. not give way, bertahan: fortunately, the anchor held, mujurlah sauh itu dapat bertahan; will the rope ~ in the storm?, bolehkah tali itu bertahan semasa ribut?; 2. continue, berterusan: let’s hope the good weather ~s, diharapkan cuaca baik ini berterusan; 3. continue to be fine, terus baik: if my luck ~s I will win this game as well, kalau nasib saya terus baik saya akan menang juga dlm perlawanan ini; 4. also ~ good, a. (of an offer, invitation, etc) tdk berubah; b. (of law, rule, etc) dikenakan: the same requirement ~s for citizens as well as non-citizens, syarat yg sama dikenakan kpd warganegara dan bukan warganegara; c. (of philosophy, belief, etc) boleh digunakan; d. (of hypothesis, argument, etc) kukuh, boleh dipertahankan; 5. (imper) wait, tunggu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hang | ~ on, a. continue holding or doing st, bertahan: you must ~ on till we find a longer rope, kamu mesti bertahan sehingga kami mendapat tali yg lebih panjang; the villagers hung on till help came, penduduk-penduduk kampung itu bertahan sehingga bantuan tiba; b. (colloq) wait a while, tunggu sekejap; ~ on st, bergantung kpd sst: our fate ~s on today’s voting, nasib kita bergantung kpd pengundian hari ini; ~ on /so’s word, lips/, mendengar setiap kata sso dgn penuh perhatian; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| defending | adj bertahan: the ~ champion, juara bertahan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stand | b. be good etc enough to withstand, bertahan: an argument that would not ~ close investigation, hujah yg tdk akan dapat bertahan jika diselidik dgn rapi; these evergreen tunes will ~ the test of time, lagu-lagu yg tdk luput dik zaman ini akan dapat bertahan walaupun diuji masa; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| own | hold o’s ~, a. continue to maintain o’s position even when attacked, dapat /bertahan diri, mempertahankan kedudukan/: the army are still holding its ~ despite repeated enemy on slaughts, tentera tersebut dapat bertahan diri walaupun diserang bertubi-tubi oleh pihak musuh; b. continue to hold out when one is in a difficult situation, dapat bertahan: the little boy was holding his ~ in his battle for life, budak kecil itu masih dapat bertahan utk terus hidup; despite his youth, he was able to hold his ~ in the debate, walaupun muda, dia dapat bertahan dlm perdebatan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| endure | vi dapat bertahan; ( of fame etc ) kekal:some traditions ~ longer than others, sesetengah tradisi dapat bertahan lebih lama drpd tradisi-tradisi lain; fame that will ~ forever, kemasyhuran yg akan kekal selama-lamanya; as long as life ~s , selagi kehidupan ada; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| test | stand the ~ of time, dapat bertahan lama: this method has stood the ~ of time, kaedah ini dapat bertahan lama; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| short | have a ~ run, tdk bertahan lama: this play is bound to have a ~ run, drama ini dijangka tdk akan bertahan lama; in a ~ while, /sekejap, sebentar/ lagi: she’ll be here in a ~ while, dia akan berada di sini sekejap lagi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hold 1 | ~ out for, bertahan utk mendapatkan: the workers are ~ing out for higher wages, pekerja-pekerja bertahan utk mendapatkan gaji yg lebih; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |