| ~ /on, upon/, a. declare, maintain firmly, /berkeras mengatakan, menegaskan/ bahawa: Salim ~ed on his brother’s innocence, Salim berkeras mengatakan bahawa adiknya tdk bersalah; b. demand, urge in emphatic manner, berkeras /hendakkan, mahukan/; (to do st) berkeras hendak: he ~ed on his sons being there, dia berkeras hendakkan anak-anak lelakinya hadir; the manager ~ed on punctuality, pengurus itu berkeras hendakkan para pekerja datang tepat pd waktunya; to my surprise, he ~ed on paying the bill, saya terperanjat apabila dia berkeras hendak membayar bil itu. | ~ /on, upon/, a. declare, maintain firmly, /berkeras mengatakan, menegaskan/ bahawa: Salim ~ed on his brother’s innocence, Salim berkeras mengatakan bahawa adiknya tdk bersalah; b. demand, urge in emphatic manner, berkeras /hendakkan, mahukan/; (to do st) berkeras hendak: he ~ed on his sons being there, dia berkeras hendakkan anak-anak lelakinya hadir; the manager ~ed on punctuality, pengurus itu berkeras hendakkan para pekerja datang tepat pd waktunya; to my surprise, he ~ed on paying the bill, saya terperanjat apabila dia berkeras hendak membayar bil itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| c. (demanding, urging in emphatic manner) berkeras /hendakkan, mahukan/; (to do st) berkeras hendak: because of his ~ on strict accuracy, he has slowed up the work, krn dia berkeras hendakkan ketepatan yg sempurna, dia telah melambatkan kerja; his ~ on leaving tonight has caused us quite a bit of inconvenience, krn dia berkeras hendak bertolak malam ini juga, kami mengalami kesulitan yg agak banyak. | c. (demanding, urging in emphatic manner) berkeras /hendakkan, mahukan/; (to do st) berkeras hendak: because of his ~ on strict accuracy, he has slowed up the work, krn dia berkeras hendakkan ketepatan yg sempurna, dia telah melambatkan kerja; his ~ on leaving tonight has caused us quite a bit of inconvenience, krn dia berkeras hendak bertolak malam ini juga, kami mengalami kesulitan yg agak banyak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| adj bersikeras, berkeras: he was ~ on having his own way, dia berkeras mahukan caranya juga; they were ~ on reaching home by nightfall, mereka bersikeras utk sampai ke rumah sebelum malam menjelang. | adj bersikeras, berkeras: he was ~ on having his own way, dia berkeras mahukan caranya juga; they were ~ on reaching home by nightfall, mereka bersikeras utk sampai ke rumah sebelum malam menjelang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vt assert, maintain, menegaskan, berkeras mengatakan: she ~s that her brother is innocent, dia berkeras mengatakan bahawa adiknya tdk bersalah; | vt assert, maintain, menegaskan, berkeras mengatakan: she ~s that her brother is innocent, dia berkeras mengatakan bahawa adiknya tdk bersalah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| /be, get/ ~ with so., berkeras dgn sso: the employers are starting to get ~ with the unionists, majikan-majikan mula hendak berkeras dgn ahli-ahli kesatuan sekerja mereka; | /be, get/ ~ with so., berkeras dgn sso: the employers are starting to get ~ with the unionists, majikan-majikan mula hendak berkeras dgn ahli-ahli kesatuan sekerja mereka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| adj 1. persistent, resolute, a. (of person) berkeras + approp v; (habitually) suka mendesak: the doctor was ~ about the necessity for complete rest, doktor itu berkeras mengatakan perlunya pesakit tersebut betul-betul berehat; she was ~ that we have dinner at her house, dia berkeras meminta kami makan malam di rumahnya; you know how ~ she can be, kamu tentu tahu betapa dia suka mendesak; | adj 1. persistent, resolute, a. (of person) berkeras + approp v; (habitually) suka mendesak: the doctor was ~ about the necessity for complete rest, doktor itu berkeras mengatakan perlunya pesakit tersebut betul-betul berehat; she was ~ that we have dinner at her house, dia berkeras meminta kami makan malam di rumahnya; you know how ~ she can be, kamu tentu tahu betapa dia suka mendesak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vt 1. maintain positively, esp in the face of opposition, berkeras mengatakan, menegaskan: he ~ed that someone had framed him, dia berkeras mengatakan bahawa ada orang yg telah menaniayanya; 2. demand (that st must be done) mendesak, hendakkan, mahukan; (foll indirect speech) mendesak: she ~d that he should leave at once, dia mendesak supaya lelaki itu pergi pd masa itu juga; “you must come,” she ~ed, “kamu mesti datang,” dia mendesak; | vt 1. maintain positively, esp in the face of opposition, berkeras mengatakan, menegaskan: he ~ed that someone had framed him, dia berkeras mengatakan bahawa ada orang yg telah menaniayanya; 2. demand (that st must be done) mendesak, hendakkan, mahukan; (foll indirect speech) mendesak: she ~d that he should leave at once, dia mendesak supaya lelaki itu pergi pd masa itu juga; “you must come,” she ~ed, “kamu mesti datang,” dia mendesak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| b. be firm in keeping o’s opinion etc, berkeras: we tried to persuade Halim against going but he stuck fast to his plan, kami mencuba memujuk Halim supaya jangan pergi, tetapi dia tetap berkeras dgn rancangannya; | b. be firm in keeping o’s opinion etc, berkeras: we tried to persuade Halim against going but he stuck fast to his plan, kami mencuba memujuk Halim supaya jangan pergi, tetapi dia tetap berkeras dgn rancangannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ~ o’s heels in, (colloq) berkeras: the land office wanted to move the squatters to a new site, but they stuck their heels in and refused to budge, pejabat tanah hendak memindahkan setinggan itu ke satu kawasan yg baru, tetapi mereka berkeras dan enggan berpindah; | ~ o’s heels in, (colloq) berkeras: the land office wanted to move the squatters to a new site, but they stuck their heels in and refused to budge, pejabat tanah hendak memindahkan setinggan itu ke satu kawasan yg baru, tetapi mereka berkeras dan enggan berpindah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| n act of, a. (declaring, maintaining firmly) berkeras mengatakan, menegaskan: despite his constant ~ that he was innocent..., walaupun dia tdk henti-henti menegaskan bahawa dia tdk bersalah...; b. (demanding that st must be done) pendesakan, desakan: in the face of such ~, what could we do but comply?, apabila menghadapi desakan spt itu, kami tdk ada pilihan lain kecuali mengikut sahaja; | n act of, a. (declaring, maintaining firmly) berkeras mengatakan, menegaskan: despite his constant ~ that he was innocent..., walaupun dia tdk henti-henti menegaskan bahawa dia tdk bersalah...; b. (demanding that st must be done) pendesakan, desakan: in the face of such ~, what could we do but comply?, apabila menghadapi desakan spt itu, kami tdk ada pilihan lain kecuali mengikut sahaja; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |