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Meanings

1NounA2

[to] flee; run away; escape

to get away quickly from danger, pursuit, or an unwanted situation; to escape

Examples

พวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1we; us2our group; our sideรีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)หนีไฟnĕe faiหนีไฟnĕe fai[to] escape a fire
We quickly escape the fire.
2NounB1

[to] avoid; evade; dodge; shirk

to avoid or get out of facing [sth], such as a problem, duty, responsibility, payment, or a person

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptหนีnĕeหนีnĕe1[to] flee; run away; escape2[to] avoid; evade; dodge; shirk3[to] elopeความรับผิดชอบkwaam ráp-pìt-chôpความรับผิดชอบkwaam ráp-pìt-chôp1responsibility; accountability2responsibilities; remit; area of responsibilityเรื่องงานrêuuang ngaanเรื่องงานrêuuang ngaanwork matters; businessบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaall the time; constantly
He keeps trying to avoid responsibility for the housework.
3NounB2

[to] elope

to run away together to marry or be together without parental consent

Examples

คู่รักkôo rákคู่รักkôo rákromantic couple; lovers; partnersจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)หมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityข้างๆkâang kâangข้างๆkâang kâang1beside; next to2nearby; at the side; next door3adjacent; neighboring; next-door4the adjacent person/place (elliptical)ตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideหนีไปnĕe bpaiหนีไปnĕe bpai[to] flee; run away; escape (away)อยู่ด้วยกันyòo dûuay ganอยู่ด้วยกันyòo dûuay gan[to] be together; [to] live togetherเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingพ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมรับyom rápยอมรับyom ráp1[to] accept; consent to2[to] admit; acknowledge3[to] recognize; concede (merit/validity)
The couple from the neighboring village decided to run away together because their parents didn’t approve.

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