Bahasa Melayu
mengusut
English
investigate, make tangled, entangle
Mengusut means to investigate something, and it can also mean to make things tangled or complicated.
مڠوسوت
Examples
Contoh ayat
Polis sedang mengusut kes itu dengan teliti.
The police are investigating the case carefully.
Jangan mengusutkan tali itu lagi.
Do not tangle the rope any more.
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What does “investigate” mean in Malay?
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mengusut
Used for examining a matter carefully.
Word family
Common derived forms
- mengusutkan
- to entangle; to confuse; to complicate
- berkusut
- be tangled; be ruffled
- kekusutan
- confusion; disorder
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