เก็ง(geng)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] speculate; predict; guess

To make an informed guess or prediction without complete information, e.g., about exam content, prices, or markets.

Examples

นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilหลายคนlăai konหลายคนlăai konmany/several peopleเก็งgengเก็งgeng1[to] speculate; predict; guess2[to] cram by predicting topicsว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอาจารย์aa-jaanอาจารย์aa-jaan1teacher; instructor; professor (esp. tertiary)2honorific/title for a teacher3master (spiritual/martial/arts)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)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 boundsข้อสอบkôr sòpข้อสอบkôr sòp1exam; test; examination paper2exam question; test itemเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesกราฟgráapกราฟgráap1graph; chart2graph (mathematics)
Many students predict that the teacher might include questions about graphs.
2VerbB2

[to] cram by predicting topics

To study by focusing on topics predicted to appear on a test; to prepare based on guesses.

Examples

อาจารย์aa-jaanอาจารย์aa-jaan1teacher; instructor; professor (esp. tertiary)2honorific/title for a teacher3master (spiritual/martial/arts)บอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)แนวnaeoแนวnaeo1boundary line; demarcation2genre; style3guideline; principle; policy line4trend; vibe5line; row; alignment; formation6direction; approach; tendency; orientationแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; 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)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)เก็งgengเก็งgeng1[to] speculate; predict; guess2[to] cram by predicting topicsบทbòtบทbòt1chapter; section2lesson (unit of study)3role; part (acting)4script/text; lyrics5clause; provision (law/regulation)6duty; function; taskที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotน่าจะnâa jàน่าจะnâa jà1probably; likely2be expected; should (probability)3should have (regret/criticism)4might be a good idea (suggestion)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 boundsสอบsòpสอบsòp1exam; test (informal/short form)2[to] test; examine (ability)3[to] take an exam; sit a testเป็นพิเศษbpen pí-sètเป็นพิเศษbpen pí-sèt1especially; particularly2specially; as an exception3exceptionally; unusually
The teacher gave hints, so I focused my studying on the chapters likely to appear on the test.

Related Words

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คาดเดาkâat daoคาดเดาkâat dao1[to] guess; [to] speculate2[to] conjecture; [to] surmise
  • [to] guess; [to] speculate
  • [to] conjecture; [to] surmise
คาดkâatคาดkâat1[to] strap on; gird (literary)2[to] estimate; gauge; approximate3[to] expect; anticipate; suppose
  • [to] strap on; gird (literary)
  • [to] estimate; gauge; approximate
  • [to] expect; anticipate; suppose
คาดการณ์kâat gaanคาดการณ์kâat gaan1[to] forecast; predict; anticipate2forecast; prediction; projection
  • [to] forecast; predict; anticipate
  • forecast; prediction; projection
กะgàกะgà1estimate; guess2ration; allotted portion; quota3informal particle (colloquial contraction)4approximately; about5work shift6cowrie shell (archaic)
  • estimate; guess
  • ration; allotted portion; quota
  • informal particle (colloquial contraction)
  • approximately; about
  • work shift
  • cowrie shell (archaic)
เดาdaoเดาdao[to] guess; speculate

[to] guess; speculate