ทั่ว
throughout
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- 1 throughout、all over、across the whole of
- 2 all over、everywhere、thoroughly
ทั่ว carries the idea of covering an entire area or range, not just one part of it. It is used for “throughout” a place or group, and after verbs to mean “all over” or “thoroughly across an area.”
throughout、all over、across the whole of
Used with a place or range to show that something extends throughout the whole area.
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ทั่วประเทศ thûa prathêet throughout the country ทั่วประเทศ details
all over、everywhere、thoroughly
Placed after a verb to show that the action covered many places or the whole relevant area.
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เดินทั่วเมือง dəən thûa mʉaŋ walked all over town เดินทั่วเมือง details
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ดูให้ทั่วก่อนซื้อ duu hây thûa kɔ̀ɔn sʉ́ʉ Look it over thoroughly before buying it. ดูให้ทั่วก่อนซื้อ details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core idea of ทั่ว is coverage across a whole area or range. In phrases like ทั่วเมือง and ทั่วโลก, it treats the place as an entire field: “throughout the town,” “all over the world.” After verbs, it shows that the action covered the relevant area, as in เดินทั่วเมือง “walk all over town” or หาทั่วแล้ว “searched everywhere.” Common related forms such as ทั่วไป “general” and ทั่วถึง “reaching everyone/everywhere properly” are worth learning as set expressions.
Usage
It is common in everyday speech for actions such as searching all over the house or walking all over town. It is also frequent in news, work, public-service, and explanatory contexts when talking about nationwide coverage, worldwide spread, or information reaching a broad area.
Caution
ทั่ว is not a direct replacement for ทั้งหมด. ทั้งหมด treats something as a complete quantity or set, while ทั่ว emphasizes spread across a place or range. For “general” or “ordinary,” use ทั่วไป rather than ทั่ว by itself.
Differences from similar words
1 throughout synonyms
2 all over synonyms
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ทั่วถึง means that service, information, or help reaches everyone or every place properly. ทั่ว is broader and simply says something covers an area or range.