Be persistent, refuse to stop
English: persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
Bahasa: teguh, berpegang, tekun, gigih, tabah, berkeras, bertekun, cekal
bertahanBahasa Indonesia
hold, defend, hold out, resist, withstand
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#741 of the corpus · 172.7 per million words · 737,430 occurrences
From tahan (ber-) · common, #1,262
Verb
Stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
English: resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
Bahasa: melawan, tahan, menahan, menentang, membendung, menyembulkan, bersangkal, mengarihkan
Persist for a specified period of time
English: last, endure
Bahasa: kekal, membetahkan, tahan uji
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Thrust or extend out
English: exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth
Bahasa: mengembangkan, memproduksi, mematikan, memperluas, memperpanjang, memperbarui, meluas, memperbesar
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Argue or speak in defense of
English: defend, support, fend for
Bahasa: mendukung, mempertahankan, membela, menyokong, menopang, menyangga, melambuk, menyembat
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Cause to stop
English: halt, hold, arrest
Bahasa: menangkap, menghentikan, memegang, menahan, memuat, muat, mencengkeram, menjaring
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Support oneself
English: exist, survive, live, subsist
Bahasa: ada, hidup, tinggal, terdapat, berdiri, mandiri, berdiam, wujud
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Resist or confront with resistance
English: defy, withstand, hold, hold up
Bahasa: melawan, memegang, menahan, menentang, menantang, memuat, muat, mencengkeram
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Continue in a place, position, or situation
English: stay, stay on, continue, remain
Bahasa: tetap, tinggal, menunggu, melanjutkan, tersimpan, berlebih, asas, melestarikan
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Withstand the force of something
English: resist, stand, fend
Bahasa: tentang, tahan, menahan, membendung
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Be on the defensive, act against an attack
English: defend
Bahasa: mempertahankan, membela
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Keep from departing
English: hold
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Noun
Someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
English: maverick, rebel
Bahasa: penentang, penyeleweng
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`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War, `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
English: Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, greyback
Bahasa: pemberontak
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