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| สืบ seuupL |  |
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| 1. | to search for the facts; to investigate; to detect; to trace; to track |
| 2. | to be descended from (ancestors); to be derived from (derivative of) |
| 3. | to succeed; to pass on to another; to continue; to advance |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | สืบ |
| IPA | sɯ̀ːp |
| Royal Thai General System | suep |
1.  [verb, transitive, intransitive, formal] | |||
| definition | to search for the facts; to investigate; to detect; to trace; to track | ||
| synonym | สอดแนม | saawtL naaemM | to spy; detect; snoop |
| examples | นักสืบ  | nakH seuupL | detective |
| นำสืบ | namM seuupL | to call a witness to testify | |
| สืบค้น | seuupL khohnH | to search for; to look for; to seek; [Librarian and Information Science] to (try to) retrieve (information from a database) | |
| คนสืบข่าว | khohnM seuupL khaaoL | private investigator | |
| สืบสวนสอบสวน | seuupL suaanR saawpL suaanR | to investigate; detect; inquire into; explore; probe | |
| นักสืบเชลยศักดิ์ | nakH seuupL chaH leeuyM sakL | private detective | |
| สืบเสาะ | seuupL sawL | to seek; search, trace, probe | |
| ผู้เข้าไปสืบความลับ | phuuF khaoF bpaiM seuupL khwaamM lapH | a spy | |
| สืบสาว | seuupL saaoR | to investigate, examine, inquire into, look into | |
| การสืบสาว | gaanM seuupL saaoR | investigation | |
| นักสืบเอกชน | nakH seuupL aehkL gaL chohnM | private detective | |
| sample sentences | ฝ่ายทหารและตำรวจขนกำลังลงไปเป็นกองทัพ เพื่อสืบข่าว ไล่ล่าหาตัวคนร้าย กลเม็ดเด็ดพรายถูกงัดขึ้นมาใช้แบบไม่มีใครเกรงใจใคร faaiL thaH haanR laeH dtamM ruaatL khohnR gamM langM lohngM bpaiM bpenM gaawngM thapH pheuuaF seuupL khaaoL laiF laaF haaR dtuaaM khohnM raaiH gohnM laH metH detL phraaiM thuukL ngatH kheunF maaM chaiH baaepL maiF meeM khraiM graehngM jaiM khraiM "The military and police are bringing in forces to gather intelligence and to pursue the terrorists; all manner of strategies are being utilized without deferring to anyone." | ||
เขาใช้นักสืบเชลยศักดิ์สืบเรื่องนี้ khaoR chaiH nakH seuupL chaH leeuyM sakL seuupL reuuangF neeH "He used a private detective to investigate this matter." | |||
| 2. [adjective, verb, formal] | |||
| definition | to be descended from (ancestors); to be derived from (derivative of) | ||
| examples | สืบรากฐานมาจาก | seuupL raakF thaanR maaM jaakL | to be the derivation of |
| สืบเชื้อสาย | seuupL cheuuaH saaiR | [usually used of a person of royal or noble lineage] to be (was) descended from | |
| ผู้สืบสกุล | phuuF seuupL saL goonM | descendant | |
| สืบต่อ | seuupL dtaawL | to inherit; succeed to; carry on from | |
| สืบสาย | seuupL saaiR | [is] descended from | |
| สืบเชื้อสาย | seuupL cheuuaH saaiR | to decend from | |
| sample sentence | หากใครไม่รู้จากมาก่อน คงไม่เชื่อหรอกว่า แก่เคยเป็นครู ซ้ำสืบเชื้อสายผู้ดี haakL khraiM maiF ruuH jaakL maaM gaawnL khohngM maiF cheuuaF raawkL waaF gaaeL kheeuyM bpenM khruuM samH seuupL cheuuaH saaiR phuuF deeM "Whoever hadn’t known him before probably wouldn’t believe that he had been a teacher, and from a wellborn family." | ||
| 3. | |||
| definition | to succeed; to pass on to another; to continue; to advance | ||
| examples | อวัยวะสืบพันธุ์ | aL waiM yaH waH seuupL phanM | reproductive organs; genitals |
| สืบทอด | seuupL thaawtF | to inherit; to succeed to; to carry on; to fall heir to; to come into | |
| สืบพันธุ์ | seuupL phanM | [academic, medical and formal term] to propagate; to reproduce | |
| สืบสกุล | seuupL saL goonM | to carry on one’s name; carry on one's family line | |
| เป็นผลสืบเนื่องจาก | bpenM phohnR seuupL neuuangF jaakL | is as a result of... | |
| สืบสาน | seuupL saanR | to continue; go on; keep on; carry on | |
| สืบสาน | seuupL saanR | to inherit; succeed to; carry on; come to | |
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