| prior 2 | n head of certain religious order, ketua rahib. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prior 1 | ~ to, sebelum: they had a discussion ~ to the formal meeting, mereka mengadakan perbincangan sebelum mesyuarat rasmi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prior 1 | adj 1. previous, sebelumnya, terlebih dahulu: he wasn’t able to attend the dinner, because he had a ~ engagement, dia tdk dapat menghadiri jamuan makan malam itu krn ada janji temu sebelumnya; 2.stronger, greater, utama: education has a ~ claim in planning his children’s future, pendidikan mendapat tempat utama dlm perancangan masa depan anak-anaknya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| foreknowledge | n prior knowledge, pengetahuan lebih dahulu; have ~ of st, mengetahui sst lebih dahulu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| forethought | n 1. prior thought, consideration, berfikir terlebih dulu: I wish I’d had the ~ to bring my umbrella!, kalaulah saya berfikir terlebih dahulu dan membawa payung!; 2. prudence, sikap berhati-hati: her ~ enabled us to live within our means, sikapnya yg berhati-hati membolehkan kami hidup dgn apa yg ada. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| before | prep 1. earlier than, prior to, a. (a specif date, event, occurrence, etc) sebelum: they all left ~ six o’clock, mereka semua bertolak sebelum pukul enam; it must have taken place ~ 1941, kejadian itu pasti telah berlaku sebelum tahun 1941; a few days ~ the final battle, beberapa hari sebelum pertempuran terakhir; the calm ~ the storm, keadaan yg tenang sebelum ribut; ~ the school holidays, sebelum cuti sekolah; b. (in relative time or order) lebih dahulu (drpd), sebelum: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| picture | be a ~ of/ health, misery, etc/, kelihatan /sihat, sedih/; enter into the ~, diambil kira: the fact that I’d worked for seven years prior to my taking study leave did not enter into the ~, hakikat bahawa saya sudah berkhidmat selama tujuh tahun sebelum saya mengambil cuti belajar tdk diambil kira; get the ~, (colloq) faham: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| anterior | adj 1. situated towards the front, anterior: ~ ciliary arteries, arteri siliari anterior; ~ horn, tanduk anterior; 2. prior, sebelum(nya). | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| commitment | c. promise, engagement that restricts freedom of action, janji, komitmen: their ~ to support the government was welcome, janji mereka utk menyokong kerajaan dialu-alukan; I’m afraid I won’t be able to attend your dinner party because of prior ~s, saya minta maaf saya tdk dapat menghadiri jamuan makan malam puan krn saya ada janji yg telah saya buat terlebih dahulu; we would like to help but then we have other ~s, kami ingin membantu tetapi kami ada komitmen lain; 2. state of being obligated or bound, komitmen, iltizam: his ~ to the peace movement, komitmennya kpd pergerakan keamanan itu; the project would not have been successful without the ~ of the staff, projek itu tdk akan berjaya tanpa komitmen kakitangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| anticipation | n 1. expectation (esp pleasurable) penuh harapan: we look forward with ~ to his new book, kami menanti-nanti buku barunya dgn penuh harapan; a look of ~, pandangan yg penuh harapan; 2. intuition, premonition, gerak hati, firasat; 3. the use of funds before it is due, penggunaan [n] sebelum /memperolehnya, mendapatnya/: the ~ of income, penggunaan pendapatan sebelum memperolehnya; 4. act of foreseeing and satisfying beforehand, /menduga, menjangka/ dan memenuhi: the ~ of so’s wishes, menduga dan memenuhi kehendak sso; 5. prior action that thwarts etc the action of another, tindakan awal: the government’s ~ of the disturbances, saved many lives, tindakan awal kerajaan thdp kekacauan itu telah dapat menyelamatkan beberapa banyak nyawa; 6. (mus) dahuluan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |