สืบสาว

sèup săao

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] investigate; trace [sth] back; track down [sb/sth]

To follow up systematically in order to find the origin, causes, or truth of a matter.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptสืบสาวsèup săaoสืบสาวsèup săao[to] investigate; trace [sth] back; track down [sb/sth]เรื่องราวrêuuang raaoเรื่องราวrêuuang raao1story; tale2matter; affair; incidentว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleปล่อยbplòiปล่อยbplòi1[to] let go; release2[to] allow; let3[to] release (media/info)4[to] neglect; let [sth] slide5leave it; forget it6[to] emit; dischargeข่าวลือkàao leuuข่าวลือkàao leuurumor; hearsay
He is trying to trace who started the rumor.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

สืบสองsèup sŏngสืบสองsèup sŏng[to] verify; cross-check; investigate further

[to] verify; cross-check; investigate further

สืบสายsèup săaiสืบสายsèup săai1[to] trace lineage; [to] be descended from2[to] trace back to the source
  • [to] trace lineage; [to] be descended from
  • [to] trace back to the source
สืบสวนsèup-sŭuanสืบสวนsèup-sŭuan1[to] investigate2conduct an inquiry
  • [to] investigate
  • conduct an inquiry
สืบย้อนsèup-yónสืบย้อนsèup-yón1[to] trace back; backtrack; retrace2[to] retrace a route/steps
  • [to] trace back; backtrack; retrace
  • [to] retrace a route/steps
สืบโยงsèup yohngสืบโยงsèup yohng1[to] trace; link2[to] connect genealogically3[to] infer connections
  • [to] trace; link
  • [to] connect genealogically
  • [to] infer connections

Word Breakdown

สืบsèupสืบsèup1[to] investigate; inquire2[to] trace; search for origins3[to] continue; carry onPart 1
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สาวsăaoสาวsăao1young woman; girl2classifier: young women3young; youthful (female)4[to] reel; wind; draw inPart 2
สืบสาวsèup săaoสืบสาวsèup săao[to] investigate; trace [sth] back; track down [sb/sth]