ครองเกม(krong gaym)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] dominate the game

to control the flow and pace of a match, holding the advantage over the opponent

Examples

ทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unitของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)ครองเกมkrong gaymครองเกมkrong gaym1[to] dominate the game2[to] dominate the situationได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเกือบgèuapเกือบgèuap1almost; nearly2almost all; nearly allทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asครึ่งแรกkrêung râekครึ่งแรกkrêung râekfirst halfแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ทำประตูtam bprà-dtooทำประตูtam bprà-dtoo1[to] score a goal2[to] make/install a door; build a gateไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
Our team controlled the game for almost the entire first half, but still couldn't score.
2VerbB2

[to] dominate the situation

by extension, to be in a commanding or highly advantageous position in a non-sport context

Examples

บริษัทเทคโนโลยีbor-rí-sàt têk-noo-loo-yeeบริษัทเทคโนโลยีbor-rí-sàt têk-noo-loo-yeetechnology company; tech companyเจ้านี้jâo níiเจ้านี้jâo níi1this one; this party (informal)2this (brand/establishment) (informal)ครองเกมkrong gaymครองเกมkrong gaym1[to] dominate the game2[to] dominate the situationในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)แอปพลิเคชันàep-plí-kay-chanแอปพลิเคชันàep-plí-kay-chanapplication; app (software)มือถือmeuu tĕuuมือถือmeuu tĕuu1mobile phone; cellphone; smartphone2handheld; portable (held in the hand)มานานmaa naanมานานmaa naanfor a long time (up to now)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal year
This tech company has dominated the game in the mobile application market for many years.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ครองkrongครองkrong1[to] possess; hold; keep2[to] rule; reign; govern3[to] wear (robe); be robed in (esp. monk’s robe)4[to] be married to (formal/literary)5[to] maintain; keep up (a status/standard)Part 1
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เกมgaymเกมgaym1game; match2video game3set (in sports)Part 2
ครองเกมkrong gaymครองเกมkrong gaym[to] dominate the game