meet
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- 1 meet、come across (someone)
- 2 experience、encounter (a situation or problem)、face (a difficulty)
This word describes coming across people, situations, or experiences along the way. It often gives the encounter a sense of chance, personal experience, or emotional significance.
meet、come across (someone)
Describes encountering or meeting people, often by chance or as part of one's journey through life.
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เราเจอะเจอกันโดยบังเอิญ raw cə̀cəə kan dooy baŋəən We met by chance. เราเจอะเจอกันโดยบังเอิญ details
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ได้เจอะเจอผู้คนมากมาย dâay cə̀cəə phûu khon mâak maay I got to meet many people. ได้เจอะเจอผู้คนมากมาย details
experience、encounter (a situation or problem)、face (a difficulty)
Describes coming up against situations, problems, or hardships and experiencing them firsthand.
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เขาเจอะเจอปัญหามากมาย khǎw cə̀cəə panhǎa mâakmaay He encountered many problems. เขาเจอะเจอปัญหามากมาย details
Learning notes
Explanation
เจอะเจอ combines two closely related elements, เจอะ and เจอ. Compared with the shorter เจอ, it sounds more expressive and often presents encounters as part of a journey or accumulated life experience. Its object may be a person, but it can also be a problem, hardship, event, or situation.
Usage
It is often used when talking about people met while traveling or entering a new environment, chance encounters, and situations or hardships experienced in life. It also fits songs, stories, speeches, and encouraging messages where an expressive tone is desired.
Caution
Although เจอ can also mean “find” a lost or sought-after object, เจอะเจอ is not normally used that way. For an arranged meeting, เจอกัน is more natural; for a formal meeting, พบกัน is usually more appropriate.
Differences from similar words
1 meet synonyms
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พบ means “meet” or “find” and is common in formal speech and writing. เจอะเจอ has a more personal, evocative feel and is better suited to describing encounters along the way.
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เจอ is the ordinary everyday word for meeting, finding, or coming across someone or something. เจอะเจอ is more expressive and often highlights chance encounters or meaningful experiences.
2 experience synonyms
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ประสบ is a somewhat formal verb used for experiencing things such as events, problems, or success. เจอะเจอ is more evocative and suggests coming across something in the course of life.
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เผชิญ emphasizes directly facing or confronting a difficulty, danger, or reality. เจอะเจอ can refer to either positive or negative experiences and focuses more on encountering them along the way.