withdraw
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- 1 withdraw、pull out、drop out
Describes choosing to stop participating in an activity, contest, project, organization, or other ongoing involvement.
withdraw、pull out、drop out
Means to end one's participation or involvement and pull out of a contest, activity, project, business, or similar commitment.
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เขาถอนตัวจากการแข่งขันเพราะได้รับบาดเจ็บ khǎw thɔ̌ɔntua càak kaan khɛ̀ŋ khǎn phrɔ́ dâay ráp bàat cèp He withdrew from the competition because of an injury. เขาถอนตัวจากการแข่งขันเพราะได้รับบาดเจ็บ details
Learning notes
Explanation
ถอนตัว combines ถอน, “to pull out or remove,” with ตัว, “oneself or body.” Its core image is pulling oneself out of an existing or planned involvement. It is commonly followed by จาก plus the contest, activity, project, market, or relationship being left. ขอถอนตัว is a common way to state that one wishes to withdraw.
Usage
It is used when an athlete withdraws from a competition, a candidate leaves an election race, a participant pulls out of a project, or a company exits a market or venture. It occurs in both official announcements and everyday conversation.
Caution
To retract a statement or application, use ถอน followed by the item, as in ถอนคำพูด “retract a statement” or ถอนคำร้อง “withdraw an application.” For formally resigning from a job or position, ลาออก is normally the more direct word.
Differences from similar words
1 withdraw synonyms
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ลาออก means to formally resign from a job, position, or membership. ถอนตัว focuses more broadly on withdrawing from participation or involvement in a contest, election, project, or venture.