Malay dictionary

memakan

rank #2,190

to eat (something specific)

Meanings

  1. 1
    to eat (something specific)
  2. 2
    to take up; to consume (time, resources, space)

Built from

+makanmemakan

Root makan: to eat

Examples

  • Harimau itu memakan mangsanya.

    The tiger eats its prey.

  • Pembinaan ini memakan masa dua tahun.

    This construction took up two years.

  • Mesyuarat itu memakan masa yang lama.

    The meeting took up a long time.

  • Haiwan pemangsa biasanya memakan daging untuk kelangsungan hidup.

    Predatory animals usually eat meat for survival.

  • Proses memuat turun fail besar ini akan memakan ruang simpanan yang banyak.

    The process of downloading this large file will take up a lot of storage space.

  • Persiapan acara itu memakan banyak tenaga pasukan kami.

    The event preparations take up a lot of our team’s energy.

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