| purposeful | adj resolute, determined, penuh azam, tekad: he was a ~ man, who couldn’t easily be distracted, dia orang yg tekad dan tdk mudah dialihkan perhatiannya; he strode into the room with a ~ air, dia berjalan masuk ke dlm bilik itu dgn gaya yg penuh azam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| resource | inner ~, azam, tekad: she has great inner ~s which should see her through this ordeal, dia mempunyai azam yg kuat yg membuatnya berjaya menempuh pengalaman pahit ini; be left to o’s own ~s, approp v + /bergantung, berharap/ pd diri sendiri: when the last child married and left home, she was left to her own ~s, apabila anak bongsunya berkahwin dan berpindah rumah, dia hidup dgn bergantung pd diri sendiri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| will-power | n keazaman, tekad: sheer ~ stopped him from smoking, keazaman semata-mata membuat dia berhenti merokok; fat people usually have no ~ to diet, orang gemuk biasanya tdk mempunyai keazaman utk makan bersukat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| determination | n 1. act of settling, fixing, penentuan, penetapan, pemutusan, memutuskan: the ~ of company policy, penentuan dasar syarikat; 2. resolve, azam, keazaman, tekad: her ~ to achieve high goals in life, azamnya utk mencapai matlamat tinggi dlm hidup; 3. firmness of character, penuh /azam, keazaman, tekad/: women of great courage and ~, wanita-wanita yg berani dan penuh keazaman. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| purpose | n 1. intention, aim, tujuan, maksud: our ~ is to attract skilled workers, tujuan kami adalah utk menarik pekerja mahir; I went to town with the sole ~ of buying new shoes for the children, saya pergi ke bandar dgn satu tujuan iaitu membeli kasut baru utk anak-anak saya; 2. definite aim, resolve, azam, tekad: he seems altogether lacking in ~, nampaknya dia langsung tdk ada azam; his steadfastness of ~ enabled him to keep going despite the difficulties, azamnya yg tdk berubah-ubah itu telah membolehkannya meneruskan tugasnya walaupun dia banyak menghadapi masalah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| determine | vt 1. ascertain, menentukan, memastikan: an experiment to ~ the acidity of a substance, eksperimen utk menentukan keasidan sst bahan; to ~ the cause of death, memastikan sebab kematian; 2. settle, fix, menentukan, menetapkan, memutuskan: it is a matter which can be ~d by the Dean, itu ialah perkara yg boleh ditentukan oleh Dekan; to ~ the date of their wedding, menentukan tarikh perkahwinan mereka; 3. make firm decision, berazam, bertekad; (on st of minor importance) memutuskan: he ~d to continue his studies, dia berazam utk melanjutkan pelajarannya; they ~d to leave before daylight, mereka memutuskan utk pergi sebelum matahari naik; 4. regulate, influence, menentukan: demand ~s supply, permintaan menentukan penawaran; 5. cause (so.) to decide, membulatkan tekad: the argument ~d her to leave home, perbalahan itu membulatkan tekadnya utk meninggalkan keluarganya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |