ประหนึ่งว่า(bprà-nèung wâa)
Meanings
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as if; as though
As if; as though. A formal linking word used to make a comparison or to suggest something seems true.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillนิ่งเงียบnîng ngîiapนิ่งเงียบnîng ngîiapsilent; still; unresponsive; reservedไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ประหนึ่งว่าbprà-nèung wâaประหนึ่งว่าbprà-nèung wâaas if; as thoughกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ความคิดkwaam kítความคิดkwaam kít1idea; thought2thinking; reasoning3opinion; view4mindset; ideology; way of thinkingอย่างหนักyàang nàkอย่างหนักyàang nàkheavily; severely; seriously; intensely
He fell silent, as if he were thinking very hard.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เหมือนกับว่าmĕuuan gàp wâaเหมือนกับว่าmĕuuan gàp wâa1as if; as though2it’s like…; seems like… (hedging/approximation)
- as if; as though
- it’s like…; seems like… (hedging/approximation)
ปานว่าbpaan wâaปานว่าbpaan wâaas if; as though (formal)
as if; as though (formal)
ราวกับว่าraao gàp wâaราวกับว่าraao gàp wâaas if; as though
as if; as though
เสมือนว่าsà-mĕuuan wâaเสมือนว่าsà-mĕuuan wâaas if; as though
as if; as though
ดูราวกับว่าdoo raao gàp wâaดูราวกับว่าdoo raao gàp wâait seems as if; it looks as though
it seems as if; it looks as though
Word Breakdown
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ประหนึ่งว่าbprà-nèung wâaประหนึ่งว่าbprà-nèung wâaas if; as though