ครบ

Explanation

The core idea of ครบ is completeness against a required standard. It can describe people, things, documents, or information being all present. It also works with numbers, ages, periods, and counts, as in อายุครบ 20 ปี “turn 20” or ครบหนึ่งปี “complete one year.” After verbs, ให้ครบ is a common pattern meaning to do something fully or with nothing missing.

Usage

Use ครบ when checking whether everyone has arrived, whether all documents or information are complete, or whether an order includes everything. It is also natural for ages, deadlines, contract periods, anniversaries, and required counts.

Caution

ครบ does not simply mean “many” or “packed full.” คนครบ means the required people are all present, while คนเต็ม means the place is full of people. For “perfect” as a quality or performance, words like สมบูรณ์แบบ may fit better depending on context.

1 complete synonyms

• ครบถ้วน

  khrópthûan complete

  ครบถ้วน sounds a little more formal and emphasizes thorough completeness. ครบ is the common everyday word.

• เต็ม

  tem complete

  เต็ม focuses on being full or filled up. ครบ focuses on all required items or parts being present.

2 reach (a required amount or number) synonyms

• ถึง

  thʉ̌ŋ arrive

  ถึง is a broad word for arriving at or reaching something. ครบ specifically suggests reaching the required count, amount, period, or condition.

3 completely synonyms

• ทั้งหมด

  tháŋmòt in total

  ทั้งหมด often means “all” or “the whole thing” as a quantity. ครบ emphasizes completeness: all required parts are present or an action is done in full.

• หมด

  mòt all

  หมด means something is gone, used up, or finished. ครบ means complete or fully present, not depleted.