(to) contract

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07:54 Feb 14, 2021
English to Malay translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Journalism
English term or phrase: (to) contract
Definition from Collins Online Dictionary:
If you contract a serious illness, you become ill with it.

Example sentence(s):
  • Anyone of any age can contract pneumonia, but it tends to be common in children aged four years and under, and in the elderly. Better Health Channel
  • However, the briefing makes clear that four in five of the population “are expected” to contract the virus. The Guardian
  • Data shows thousands could contract virus in Memphis area without social distancing Memphis News & Weather
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5 +1dijangkiti
Muhammad Razin Ong Abdullah


  

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dijangkiti


Definition from prpm:
12. contract, mendapat; (infectious disease) dijangkiti: he ~es cold easily, dia mudah mendapat selesema; he caught the disease from his classmate, dia dijangkiti penyakit itu drpd kawan sedarjahnya

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Muhammad Razin Ong Abdullah
Malaysia
Local time: 04:28
Native speaker of: Native in MalayMalay
PRO pts in category: 28

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