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Malay frequency list

No. 537 in Malay

mengelakkan

To avoid.

In a sentence

  • Ali mengelakkan dirinya daripada terlibat dalam pergaduhan tersebut.

    Ali avoided getting himself involved in the quarrel.

    In this sentence, "mengelakkan" means 'to avoid,' demonstrating an effort taken by Ali not to engage in or be part of a situation.

  • Pelajar itu berjaya mengelakkan kesilapan dalam peperiksaannya.

    The student successfully avoided mistakes in their examination.

    Here, "mengelakkan" is used to indicate the student’s efforts to refrain from making errors during the examination.

  • Kita harus mengelakkan makanan yang tidak sihat untuk kekal sihat.

    We should avoid unhealthy food to stay healthy.

    In this example, "mengelakkan" refers to the action of deliberately abstaining from consuming unhealthy food for health reasons.

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