ประจบ(bprà-jòp)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] flatter; fawn over; curry favor

to praise or please someone in an insincere, excessive way to gain advantage or favor; to fawn over someone

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ประจบbprà-jòpประจบbprà-jòp[to] flatter; fawn over; curry favorหัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหวังwăngหวังwăng1[to] hope2[to] expect; count on3to hope for (something)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedโบนัสboh-nátโบนัสboh-nát1bonus (extra pay/reward)2bonus (extra benefit/perk)
He likes to flatter the boss in hopes of getting a bonus.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ประbpràประbprà1[to] stud/embellish2Buddhist honorific prefix3studded/embellished4approximate/regular (bound prefix)Part 1
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จบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3[to] graduate4finished; over; done5[to] drop it; end (discussion/argument)Part 2
ประจบbprà-jòpประจบbprà-jòp[to] flatter; fawn over; curry favor