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Meaning of demi | Babel Free

Preposition CEFR B1
də.mi

Definitions

  1. for the sake of; for.
  2. by; in the name of (used for swearing an oath).
  3. by; signifies a progression, often used with reduplicated nouns.

Equivalents

English by

Examples

“Dia bekerja keras demi masa depan anak-anaknya.”

He works hard for the sake of his children's future.

“Demi Tuhan, saya berkata benar.”

By God, I am telling the truth.

“Mereka berjalan selangkah demi selangkah.”

They walked step by step.

“Dia memeriksa dokumen itu satu demi satu.”

She checked the documents one by one.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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