ประสบ
experience (an event or situation)
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- 1 experience (an event or situation)、encounter (a problem or accident)、achieve or meet with (a result)
Describes encountering or going through an event, situation, or outcome. It is somewhat formal and commonly occurs in set combinations with nouns.
experience (an event or situation)、encounter (a problem or accident)、achieve or meet with (a result)
Expresses that a person or organization encounters or undergoes an event, situation, or result, whether favorable or unfavorable.
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ประสบปัญหาด้านการเงิน prasòp panhǎa dâan kaan ŋən face financial difficulties ประสบปัญหาด้านการเงิน details
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เขาประสบอุบัติเหตุระหว่างเดินทาง khǎw prasòp ùbàttìhèet ráwàaŋ dəən thaaŋ He was involved in an accident while traveling. เขาประสบอุบัติเหตุระหว่างเดินทาง details
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บริษัทประสบความสำเร็จอย่างมาก bɔɔrisàt prasòp khwaam sǎmrèt yàaŋ mâak The company achieved great success. บริษัทประสบความสำเร็จอย่างมาก details
Learning notes
Explanation
ประสบ presents an event, situation, or result as something encountered or undergone in the course of life or an activity. It normally appears before a noun, as in ประสบปัญหา “encounter a problem,” ประสบอุบัติเหตุ “be involved in an accident,” ประสบภัย “suffer a disaster,” ประสบความสำเร็จ “achieve success,” and ประสบความล้มเหลว “meet with failure.” Although it frequently occurs with adverse events, the verb itself is neutral and can also introduce favorable outcomes. The pattern ประสบกับ followed by a noun phrase is also used.
Usage
Common in news reports, formal writing, business contexts, and essays. It is especially frequent when discussing accidents, disasters, organizational problems, or the success and failure of projects and activities.
Caution
It normally needs a following word or phrase identifying what was experienced. For simply meeting a person, พบ or เจอ is more natural in modern Thai. Also, ประสบการณ์ is the noun “experience,” while ประสบ is a verb.
Differences from similar words
1 experience (an event or situation) synonyms
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เจอ is a common conversational verb meaning “meet,” “find,” or “come across.” ประสบ is more formal and is typically paired with nouns referring to problems, accidents, success, and other experiences or outcomes.
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เผชิญ emphasizes facing or confronting something, especially a difficulty or danger. ประสบ focuses more on encountering or undergoing the situation than on actively confronting it.