ยอมแพ้(yom páe)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] surrender; give up

to stop resisting or competing and accept defeat

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยอมแพ้yom páeยอมแพ้yom páe1[to] surrender; give up2[to] quit tryingในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การแข่งgaan kàengการแข่งgaan kàeng1competition; contest; race (event)2the act/time of competingวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)
He gave up in today’s match and accepted defeat.
2VerbA2

[to] quit trying

to stop making an effort to achieve something because it seems impossible or too difficult

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâa1[to] feel that; think that; have the impression that2it seems (to me) that...; I feel that...มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingยากyâakยากyâak1unlikely; hardly2poor; impoverished (dated/formal)3difficult; hardเกินไปgern bpaiเกินไปgern bpaitoo; overly; excessivelyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forยอมแพ้yom páeยอมแพ้yom páe1[to] surrender; give up2[to] quit trying
He feels it’s so hard that he wants to give up.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ยอมจำนนyom jam-nonยอมจำนนyom jam-non1[to] surrender; capitulate2[to] yield/submit (often to evidence/pressure)
  • [to] surrender; capitulate
  • [to] yield/submit (often to evidence/pressure)
พ่ายแพ้pâai páeพ่ายแพ้pâai páe1[to] be defeated; lose2[to] succumb; yield
  • [to] be defeated; lose
  • [to] succumb; yield
ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)
  • [to] agree; consent
  • [to] allow; permit
  • [to] yield; give in; submit
  • [to] admit (acknowledge)
สยบsà-yòpสยบsà-yòp1[to] subdue; suppress2[to] bow; prostrate; submit
  • [to] subdue; suppress
  • [to] bow; prostrate; submit
ถอดใจtòt jaiถอดใจtòt jai1[to] give up; lose heart2[to] back out; give up
  • [to] give up; lose heart
  • [to] back out; give up

Word Breakdown

ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)Part 1
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แพ้páeแพ้páe1[to] lose; be defeated2[to] be allergic (to)3[to] be overcome by; be susceptible to4susceptible to; intolerant ofPart 2
ยอมแพ้yom páeยอมแพ้yom páe[to] surrender; give up