take (someone) somewhere
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- 1 take (someone) somewhere、see (someone) off
- 2 go deliver (something)、take (something) to someone
Describes going somewhere to take a person or deliver something to its destination. With people, it can also mean accompanying someone to a departure point to see them off.
take (someone) somewhere、see (someone) off
Means taking or accompanying someone to a destination, including seeing them off at a station, airport, or similar departure point.
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ไม่ต้องไปส่งฉันหรอก mây tɔ̂ŋ pay sòŋ chǎn rɔ̀ɔk You don't need to see me off. ไม่ต้องไปส่งฉันหรอก details
go deliver (something)、take (something) to someone
Means going to a destination in order to personally deliver an item, document, or other physical object.
Learning notes
Explanation
ไปส่ง combines ไป, “go,” with ส่ง, “send” or “deliver.” It implies that someone travels in order to take a person or carry an item to its destination. With people, it covers both taking someone home or elsewhere and accompanying them to a station or airport to see them off. With objects, it normally suggests personally taking the item to the recipient or delivery location. A common pattern is ไปส่ง + person or thing + ที่ + place. The recipient of an item can be introduced with ให้.
Usage
Common in everyday situations such as taking family or friends home, to school, to a station, or to an airport. It is also used when someone personally goes to deliver documents, packages, or goods to a company or customer.
Caution
Do not normally use ไปส่ง for merely sending an email, message, or shipment; use ส่ง unless someone actually goes to make the delivery. A destination is commonly introduced with ที่, and the person being taken should be stated when the context does not make it clear.
Differences from similar words
1 take (someone) somewhere synonyms
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มาส่ง describes bringing or accompanying someone toward the speaker's or another reference location. ไปส่ง describes taking them away from that location to their destination.
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ส่ง broadly means “send” and can also refer to shipping or electronic transmission. ไปส่ง specifically indicates that the person doing the sending goes to the destination with the other person.