No. 153 in Malay

menggesa

"To urge" or "to hasten."

In a sentence

Pihak kerajaan menggesa rakyat untuk mendapatkan vaksin.
The government urges the citizens to get vaccinated.
Here, "menggesa" means "to urge" and is used in the context of persuading or encouraging strongly.
Guru menggesa pelajar untuk menyiapkan tugasan sebelum tarikh tutup.
The teacher urges the students to complete their assignments before the deadline.
In this sentence, "menggesa" is used to emphasize the importance of completing a task promptly.
Dia menggesa saya supaya mengambil tindakan segera terhadap kejadian tersebut.
He urged me to take immediate action regarding the incident.
"Menggesa" in this context reflects the action of prompting or insisting on urgency.

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