Bahasa Melayu

memacu

Bahasa Melayu

English

to spur on, to speed up, to drive

To make something move faster or to urge it forward.

مماچو

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Jurulatih itu memacu pasukan supaya terus berusaha.

    The coach spurred the team to keep trying.

  2. Mesin baharu itu memacu pengeluaran kilang.

    The new machine speeds up the factory’s production.

Quick check

What does “to spur on” mean in Malay?

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memacu

It means to urge something forward or make it go faster.

Word family

Common derived forms

berpacu
to race; to have spurs
pacu
spur
pacuan
race; race course

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.