สืบ(sèup)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] investigate; inquire

to investigate, probe, or inquire to find information or the truth

Examples

ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerสืบsèupสืบsèup1[to] investigate; inquire2[to] trace; search for origins3[to] continue; carry onเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesกระเป๋าgrà-bpăoกระเป๋าgrà-bpăo1bag; handbag; purse2types of bags (by context)3pocket4wallet5CLF: bags, purses, walletsหายhăaiหายhăai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)
The police investigated the missing bag yesterday.
2VerbB2

[to] trace; search for origins

to track down or trace the source, cause, ancestry, or lineage of something

Examples

นักประวัติศาสตร์nák bprà-wàt-sàatนักประวัติศาสตร์nák bprà-wàt-sàathistorianสืบsèupสืบsèup1[to] investigate; inquire2[to] trace; search for origins3[to] continue; carry onที่มาtêe maaที่มาtêe maa1background; provenance; etymology2source; reference (citation)3origin; sourceของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsนามสกุลnaam sà-gunนามสกุลnaam sà-gun1surname; family name2suffix; ending; family name (variant sense)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reach6even if; even thoughสมัยsà-măiสมัยsà-măi1period; era; age2term; tenure3modern; contemporary4during; in the time ofรัตนโกสินทร์ตอนต้นrát-dtà-ná-goh-sĭn dton dtônรัตนโกสินทร์ตอนต้นrát-dtà-ná-goh-sĭn dton dtôn1early Rattanakosin period2of the early Rattanakosin period
Historians traced the origin of this surname back to the early Rattanakosin period.
3VerbB2

[to] continue; carry on

to continue or carry on something that already exists, such as a lineage, tradition, plan, or work

Examples

พวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1we; us2our group; our sideตั้งใจdtâng jaiตั้งใจdtâng jai1[to] intend; mean to2[to] be determined; resolve3[to] pay close attention; concentrate4intentionally; on purposeสืบsèupสืบsèup1[to] investigate; inquire2[to] trace; search for origins3[to] continue; carry onโครงการkrohng gaanโครงการkrohng gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ต่อจากdtò jàakต่อจากdtò jàakafter; followingรุ่นพี่rûn pêeรุ่นพี่rûn pêesenior; upper-year student; senior colleagueให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3ready; all set4done for; screwed (slang)ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)แผนpăenแผนpăen1plan; strategy2scheme; plot
We intend to carry on this project from our seniors and finish it as planned.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

สืบเสาะsèup sòสืบเสาะsèup sò[to] investigate; inquire into; search out (carefully)

[to] investigate; inquire into; search out (carefully)

สืบหาsèup hăaสืบหาsèup hăa1[to] investigate; [to] search for2[to] trace; [to] track down
  • [to] investigate; [to] search for
  • [to] trace; [to] track down
สืบต่อsèup dtòrสืบต่อsèup dtòr1[to] continue; carry on2[to] succeed; take over3[to] pass down; transmit
  • [to] continue; carry on
  • [to] succeed; take over
  • [to] pass down; transmit
สืบทอดsèup tâwtสืบทอดsèup tâwt1[to] inherit; succeed to2[to] pass down; hand down3[to] carry on; continue
  • [to] inherit; succeed to
  • [to] pass down; hand down
  • [to] carry on; continue
สืบสวนsèup-sŭuanสืบสวนsèup-sŭuan1[to] investigate2conduct an inquiry
  • [to] investigate
  • conduct an inquiry