Bahasa Melayu

gesaan

Bahasa Melayu

English

pressure, appeal, urging

An act or demand that urges someone to do something.

ڬسأن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia hadir ke majlis itu atas gesaan gurunya.

    He attended the event at his teacher's urging.

  2. Gesaan supaya menjaga kebersihan didengar oleh semua murid.

    The appeal to keep the place clean was heard by all the pupils.

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gesaan

This sense is about urging or pressing someone to act.

Word family

Common derived forms

gesa
urge , pressure , hurriedly , speed up , hasten , urge ,

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.