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pàe kà-yăai

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] expand; extend (transitive)

to make something larger or more widespread in size, area, number, scope, or influence

Examples

บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแผนpăenแผนpăen1plan; strategy2scheme; plotจะจะ1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)แผ่ขยายpàe kà-yăaiแผ่ขยายpàe kà-yăai1[to] expand; extend (transitive)2[to] expand; spread (intransitive)สาขาsăa-kăaสาขาsăa-kăa1branch (office/location)2field; discipline3branch (tree/river) [formal/literary]ไปทั่วbpai tûuaไปทั่วbpai tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2[to] spread all over; become widespread3all over; everywhere (extent marker)ประเทศbprà-tâetประเทศbprà-tâetcountry; nation; stateในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ปีหน้าbpee nâaปีหน้าbpee nâanext year
Our company has a plan to expand its branches nationwide next year.
2NounB2

[to] expand; spread (intransitive)

to become larger or more widespread; to spread out or proliferate

Examples

ไฟป่าfai bpàaไฟป่าfai bpàawildfire; bushfire; forest fireแผ่ขยายpàe kà-yăaiแผ่ขยายpàe kà-yăai1[to] expand; extend (transitive)2[to] expand; spread (intransitive)อย่างรวดเร็วyàang rûuat-reoอย่างรวดเร็วyàang rûuat-reoquickly; rapidly; swiftlyเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingลมแรงlom raengลมแรงlom raeng1strong wind; high wind2windy; very windy; strong-wind conditions
The wildfire spread rapidly because of the strong wind.