Definisi : he tried to ~ several publishers in his latest novel, dia mencuba menarik minat beberapa penerbit utk menilai novel terbarunya; to be a good teacher you must be able to ~ your students in the subject you’re teaching them, utk menjadi guru yg baik, saudara mestilah dapat menarik minat para pelajar thdp mata pelajaran yg diajar; can I ~ you in (st), bolehkah saya /menarik perhatian tuan dsb kpd (sst), menunjukkan (sst) kpd tuan dsb/: can I ~ you in this little gadget?, bolehkah saya menunjukkan alat ini kpd puan?; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vt excite curiosity to know, learn about st, menarik minat: the proposal does not ~ him very much, cadangan itu tdk begitu menarik minatnya; it may ~ so...., mungkin sso berminat utk mengetahui...: it may ~ you to learn that he is still alive and hiding somewhere in South America, mungkin saudara berminat utk mengetahui bahawa dia masih hidup dan bersembunyi di Amerika Selatan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : he offered to buy out his brother’s ~ in the firm, dia menawar utk membeli kepentingan abangnya dlm firma tersebut; the man who has the controlling ~ in the steel mill, orang yg mempunyai kepentingan mengawal dlm kilang keluli itu; a financier with business ~s all over the world, ahli kewangan yg mempunyai kepentingan perniagaan di seluruh dunia; 7. group of people having common concern, aims, etc, [no specif translation]: the landed ~, tuan-tuan tanah; the mining ~s, pelombong-pelombong; the business ~s, para usahawan; ~ group, kumpulan berkepentingan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : have so’s ~s at heart, mengambil berat ttg kepentingan sso; 5. money charged or paid for the use of money, faedah, bunga: high ~ rates, kadar faedah yg tinggi; an ~-free loan, pinjaman tanpa faedah; he had to pay 10% ~ on the loan, dia dikehendaki membayar faedah 10% atas pinjaman tersebut; 6. share in business etc, kepentingan: his ~ in the business is very small, kepentingannya dlm perniagaan itu sangat sedikit; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 3. st one gives time and attention to, kegemaran, kesukaan: golf seems to be his only ~, bermain golf satu-satunya kegemarannya; we do not share the same ~s, kami tdk mempunyai kegemaran yg sama; 4. (often in pl) benefit, advantage, kepentingan: I acted in your best ~s, saya bertindak demi kepentingan kamu; to look after the family’s ~s, menjaga kepentingan keluarga; she worked all her life in the ~s of humanity, sepanjang hayatnya, dia bekerja demi kepentingan manusia; the information was withheld in the public ~, maklumat itu tdk dihebahkan demi kepentingan orang ramai; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 2. quality exciting such desire, minat: money and fame had no ~ for him, wang dan kemasyhuran tdk menarik minatnya; this matter is of great ~ to the group, perkara ini sangat menarik minat kumpulan tersebut; st of ~, sst yg menarik: is there anything of ~ in the paper?, ada apa-apa yg menarik dlm surat khabar?; add ~ to st, menjadikan sst bertambah menarik: intrigues and steamy scenes add ~ to the play, rancangan jahat dan babak-babak yg menghairahkan menjadikan lakonan itu bertambah menarik; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. desire to want to know, learn about st, minat: she takes little ~ in the business, dia tdk menunjukkan minat thdp perniagaan itu; the boy examined the machine with great ~, budak itu membelek-belek mesin tersebut dgn penuh minat; the competition has excited world-wide ~, pertandingan itu telah membangkitkan minat seluruh dunia; he has completely lost ~ in the subject, dia sudah hilang minat dlm perkara itu; the book did not hold my ~, buku itu tdk menguasai minat saya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ os in, lead os to take an interest in, be concerned with, memberikan perhatian sso: he ~ed himself in an exhibit that was standing in one corner of the room, dia memberikan perhatiannya kpd barang pameran yg terletak di suatu sudut bilik itu; she ~ed herself in the society’s activities, dia mem-berikan perhatiannya kpd kegiatan persatuan itu; ~ so. in, menarik minat sso + approp prep: (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)