คบเผื่อเลือก
kóp pèuua lêuuak
Meanings
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[to] date [sb] while keeping options open; [to] see multiple people
to go out with someone but also see or consider other people, often keeping one person as a backup option.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไม่ชอบmâi chôpไม่ชอบmâi chôp[to] dislike [sth/sb]; [to] not like [sth/sb]ความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèuk1feeling; emotion2sensation; sensory feeling3intuition; hunch4sentiment; attitudeที่ว่าtêe wâaที่ว่าtêe wâa1which/that (as said/mentioned); the ... that ...2about the thing mentioned; as referred toเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofคบkópคบkóp1[to] associate with; keep company with; be friends with2[to] date (romantically); be in a relationship3[to] consort with (negative)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เผื่อpèuuaเผื่อpèuua1in case; just in case2[to] set aside; reserve (for later/for [sb])3[to] allow for; take into account4lest; for fear that (rare/lit.)เลือกlêuuakเลือกlêuuak1[to] choose; select; pick2picky; choosy; selective3[to] elect
I don't like the feeling that he's just dating me as a backup option.
Word Breakdown
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คบเผื่อเลือกkóp pèuua lêuuakคบเผื่อเลือกkóp pèuua lêuuak[to] date [sb] while keeping options open; [to] see multiple people