ออกฤทธิ์(òk rít)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] take effect; become active

To start to have an effect; to take effect. Often used for medicines, alcohol, poison, or magic.

Examples

ยาแก้ปวดyaa gâe bpùuatยาแก้ปวดyaa gâe bpùuatpainkiller; pain relieverที่กินtêe ginที่กินtêe ginplace to eatไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toออกฤทธิ์òk rítออกฤทธิ์òk rít[to] take effect; become activeในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)อีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)ประมาณbprà-maanประมาณbprà-maan1[to] estimate; approximate2approximately; about3estimate (noun)4moderate; modest (archaic/literary)20-30นาทีnaa-teeนาทีnaa-tee1minute (time unit)2moment; minute (informal)
The painkiller I took will start to take effect in about 20-30 minutes.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2[to] come out; appear; be issued3[to] produce; emit; put out4[to] pay; spend; disburse5[to] issue; publish6out; outward7resulting; turn out8[to] quit; resign9[in sports] out of boundsPart 1
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ฤทธิ์rítฤทธิ์rít1supernatural power; might2effect (of a drug/chemical/poison/alcohol)3potency; efficacy4tantrum; acting upPart 2
ออกฤทธิ์òk rítออกฤทธิ์òk rít[to] take effect; become active