ยูเทิร์น(yoo tern)
Meanings
1NounA2
U-turn
a U-turn; a designated place on a road where vehicles can turn around to go in the opposite direction
Examples
ยูเทิร์นyoo ternยูเทิร์นyoo tern1U-turn2[to] make a U-turn3[to] reverse a decision; change backอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainตรงไหนdtrong năiตรงไหนdtrong năi1where (exactly)2which part/spot3in what way/at which point? (rhetorical)
Where is the U-turn?
2VerbA2
[to] make a U-turn
to make a U-turn; to turn a vehicle around to travel in the opposite direction
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightยูเทิร์นyoo ternยูเทิร์นyoo tern1U-turn2[to] make a U-turn3[to] reverse a decision; change backที่นี่têe nêeที่นี่têe nêe1here; at this place2this place; the current location
I have to make a U-turn here.
3VerbB2
[to] reverse a decision; change back
to change one's mind or go back to an earlier choice, plan, or direction in a figurative sense
Examples
เลิกกันlêrk ganเลิกกันlêrk gan[to] break up (with each other)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยูเทิร์นyoo ternยูเทิร์นyoo tern1U-turn2[to] make a U-turn3[to] reverse a decision; change backกลับไปglàp bpaiกลับไปglàp bpai1[to] go back; return (there)2[to] revert; return to a previous state/activity3back (directional, after verbs)คบkópคบkóp1[to] associate with; keep company with; be friends with2[to] date (romantically); be in a relationship3[to] consort with (negative)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแน่นอนnâe nonแน่นอนnâe non1certain; sure2definite; fixed3certainly; definitely4[!] of course; certainly
Now that we've broken up, I definitely won't U-turn back to dating him.
Word Breakdown
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ยูเทิร์นyoo ternยูเทิร์นyoo ternU-turn