รวม
gather
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- 1 gather、collect、combine、put together
- 2 add up、total、sum
- 3 include、cover、include in the price
รวม is a basic word built around the idea of bringing separate things into one whole. Depending on context, it can mean to gather, combine, total, include, or describe something as overall or total.
gather、collect、combine、put together
This sense means bringing separate people, things, files, ideas, or information together into one group or unit.
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รวมข้อมูล ruam khɔ̂ɔmuun collect and organize information รวมข้อมูล details
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รวมไฟล์ทั้งหมดไว้ในโฟลเดอร์เดียว ruam fay tháŋmòt wáy nay foondəə diaw put all the files into one folder รวมไฟล์ทั้งหมดไว้ในโฟลเดอร์เดียว details
add up、total、sum
This sense means adding numbers, prices, scores, or quantities to get a total.
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รวมราคาแล้วเท่าไหร่ ruam raakhaa lɛ́ɛw thâw rày How much is it in total? รวมราคาแล้วเท่าไหร่ details
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รวมทั้งหมด 10 คน ruam tháŋmòt sìp khon There are 10 people in total. รวมทั้งหมด 10 คน details
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รายได้รวมได้ 350,000 บาท raay dâay ruam dâay sǎam sɛ̌ɛn hâa mʉ̀ʉn bàat The income totaled 350,000 baht. รายได้รวมได้ 350,000 บาท details
include、cover、include in the price
This sense means that something is included within a price, condition, range, or group.
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ราคานี้รวมภาษีแล้ว raakhaa níi ruam phaasǐi lɛ́ɛw This price includes tax. ราคานี้รวมภาษีแล้ว details
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ค่าอาหารรวมเครื่องดื่มไหม khâa aahǎan ruam khrʉ̂aŋ dʉ̀ʉm mǎy Does the meal price include drinks? ค่าอาหารรวมเครื่องดื่มไหม details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core idea of รวม is making separate things part of one whole. It is used for gathering people or objects, combining files or information, adding up amounts, and saying that something is included in a price or scope. It also appears after nouns in common expressions such as คะแนนรวม “total score,” ยอดรวม “total amount,” and ภาพรวม “overview.”
Usage
รวม is common in everyday conversation, shopping, accounting, school, work, and document preparation. It is especially useful when asking for totals, counting people, organizing data, or checking whether tax, breakfast, drinks, or other items are included.
Caution
For “do something together,” ร่วม is often more natural than รวม. For example, “work together” is usually ทำงานร่วมกัน. Think of รวม as combine, total, or include, and ร่วม as participate or do jointly.
Differences from similar words
1 gather synonyms
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รวบรวม focuses more on deliberately collecting items, data, or information. รวม is broader and can mean gather, combine, or put things together into one whole.
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ร่วม is mainly about participating or doing something together. รวม is mainly about combining separate things into one unit.
2 add up synonyms
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บวก means to add in the arithmetic sense. รวม is used when combining amounts into a total, especially prices, numbers of people, scores, or totals.
3 include synonyms
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รวมทั้ง is commonly used as a connector meaning including or as well as. รวม by itself can function as the verb meaning that a price, range, or set includes something.