ไล่ทัน(lâi tan)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] catch up with [sb/sth]
to reach someone or something ahead, or attain the same level after being behind
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseเร็วreoเร็วreo1early; soon2fast; quick (speed/time)3quickly; fastมากmâakมากmâak1many; numerous2very; extremely3much; a lot; greatlyฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)พยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptแล้วแต่láew dtàeแล้วแต่láew dtàe1up to; depends on2as per; according toวิ่งไล่wîng lâiวิ่งไล่wîng lâi[to] chase [sb/sth] (by running)ไม่ทันmâi tanไม่ทันmâi tan1[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])2[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])3not in time; too late4[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpaced
He runs very fast. I tried, but I couldn't catch up.
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เพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanของฉันkŏng chănทำงานtam ngaanเก่งมากgèng mâakฉันchănต้องdtôngพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพัฒนาpát-tá-naaตัวเองdtuua engเพื่อที่จะpêuua têe jàไล่ทันlâi tanเขาkăo
My colleague is very good at their job. I have to try to improve myself in order to catch up with them.
รถrótคันkanข้างหน้าkâang nâaขับkàpช้าลงcháa longทำtamให้hâiเราraoสามารถsăa-mâatขับไล่kàp lâiทันtanได้dâiอย่างง่ายดายyàang ngâai daai
The car ahead slowed down, allowing us to catch up with it easily.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanได้dâiออกòkมาตรการmâat-dtrà gaanกระตุ้นเศรษฐกิจgrà-dtûn sèt-thà-gìtหลายอย่างlăai yàangเพื่อpêuuaไล่ทันlâi tanการเติบโตgaan dtèrp dtohของkŏngประเทศเพื่อนบ้านbprà-têet pêuuan bâan
The government has issued several economic stimulus measures to catch up with the growth of neighboring countries.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ตามทันdtaam tanตามทันdtaam tan1[to] keep up with [sb]/[sth]2[to] catch up with [sb]/[sth]
- [to] keep up with [sb]/[sth]
- [to] catch up with [sb]/[sth]
ตีตื้นdtee dtêunตีตื้นdtee dtêun[to] catch up; [to] make a comeback
[to] catch up; [to] make a comeback
ก้าวทันgâao tanก้าวทันgâao tan[to] keep up with; [to] keep pace with
[to] keep up with; [to] keep pace with
แซงsaengแซงsaeng1[to] surpass; outstrip (competition)2[to] overtake; pass (traffic)
- [to] surpass; outstrip (competition)
- [to] overtake; pass (traffic)
Word Breakdown
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ไล่ทันlâi tanไล่ทันlâi tan[to] catch up with [sb/sth]