Bahasa Melayu

mengusut

Bahasa Melayu

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

  1. Polis sedang mengusut kes itu dengan teliti.

    The police are investigating the case carefully.

  2. 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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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.