โดยตลอด(dooi dtà-lòt)
Meanings
1AdverbB1
throughout; all along
covering the entire period, area, or extent from start to finish; all the way through
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillนอนหลับnon làpนอนหลับnon làp[to] sleep; be asleepโดยตลอดdooi dtà-lòtโดยตลอดdooi dtà-lòt1throughout; all along2continuously; without interruption3uniformly; across the boardทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
He was asleep through the entire movie.
2AdverbB2
continuously; without interruption
happening steadily on an ongoing basis with no breaks or gaps
Examples
เมื่อคืนนี้mêuua keun néeเมื่อคืนนี้mêuua keun née1last night (time reference)2last night (time noun)ฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rainพรำๆpram pramพรำๆpram pramlightly and continuously (of rain)โดยตลอดdooi dtà-lòtโดยตลอดdooi dtà-lòt1throughout; all along2continuously; without interruption3uniformly; across the boardทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)นอนหลับnon làpนอนหลับnon làp[to] sleep; be asleepสบายsà-baaiสบายsà-baai1comfortable; at ease2well; fine (health/state)3[to] relax; take it easy4easy; effortless
Last night it drizzled steadily the whole time, which helped me sleep well.
3AdverbB2
uniformly; across the board
in every part or case, consistently and without exception
Examples
นโยบายná-yoh-baaiนโยบายná-yoh-baaipolicy; plan of actionนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีผลบังคับใช้mee pŏn bang-káp cháiมีผลบังคับใช้mee pŏn bang-káp chái[to] be in effect; [to] be enforceableกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyโดยตลอดdooi dtà-lòtโดยตลอดdooi dtà-lòt1throughout; all along2continuously; without interruption3uniformly; across the boardไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockยกเว้นyók wénยกเว้นyók wén1[to] exempt; exclude; make an exception2except; with the exception of; other than3except that; unless
This policy applies to all employees consistently, with no exceptions.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
มาตลอดmaa dtà-lòtมาตลอดmaa dtà-lòtall along; continuously
all along; continuously
ตลอดdtà-lòtตลอดdtà-lòt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)3always; all the time
- throughout; continuously; all the time
- throughout; along (extent/duration)
- always; all the time
ตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaall the time; constantly
all the time; constantly
อย่างต่อเนื่องyàang dtò nêuuangอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang dtò nêuuangcontinuously; continually; on an ongoing basis
continuously; continually; on an ongoing basis
ตลอดมาdtà-lòt maaตลอดมาdtà-lòt maaall along; continuously up to now
all along; continuously up to now
Word Breakdown
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โดยตลอดdooi dtà-lòtโดยตลอดdooi dtà-lòtthroughout; all along