หันเห
veer off
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- 1 veer off、deviate、redirect (a course or attention)
Describes a course, focus, or direction shifting away from where it was originally headed, or being redirected elsewhere.
veer off、deviate、redirect (a course or attention)
Means to veer away from an existing physical or figurative direction, and can also mean to redirect something such as a person's attention.
Learning notes
Explanation
หันเห combines หัน, “to turn,” with เห, “to veer or deflect.” It suggests leaving an existing course or orientation and moving in a different direction, rather than simply turning one's head or body. It can describe literal movement, such as a vehicle or storm changing course, as well as figurative shifts in attention, goals, policy, or trends. In หันเหความสนใจ, it is used transitively to mean “divert attention.” Common patterns include หันเหไปทาง… “veer toward…,” หันเหจาก… or หันเหไปจาก… “deviate from…,” and หันเหความสนใจจาก… “divert attention from….”
Usage
Used when discussing a storm or vehicle changing course, a departure from an original goal or policy, or an attempt to redirect attention. It occurs in conversation but is especially common in news reports, commentary, and analytical writing.
Caution
For simply turning around or looking in another direction, หัน or หันไปมอง is more natural. หันเห implies moving away from a previous course, goal, or direction.
Differences from similar words
1 veer off synonyms
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เบน broadly means to shift or angle something away, including an object or one's gaze. หันเห more strongly suggests veering away from an existing course or direction.
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เบี่ยงเบน is somewhat more formal and can describe deviation from a standard, norm, or expected state. หันเห focuses more on a course, attention, or policy turning in another direction.