Bahasa Melayu

cotton

Bahasa Melayu

English

understand, catch on, get the point

To cotton on means to begin to understand something.

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Akhirnya dia faham apa yang sedang berlaku dalam kelas itu.

    At last he caught on to what was happening in the class.

  2. Selepas beberapa minit, mereka mulai faham cara menggunakan alat itu.

    After a few minutes, they began to understand how to use the device.

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What does “understand” mean in Malay?

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faham

This sense means to catch on or understand.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.