เลียบ
follow the edge of
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- 1 follow the edge of、run alongside
This word describes moving close alongside the edge of something, such as a river, coast, or wall. It can also describe a road or route that runs alongside such a feature.
follow the edge of、run alongside
To move or run alongside a boundary or long feature while following its direction.
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เดินเลียบคลอง dəən lîap khlɔɔŋ walk along the canal เดินเลียบคลอง details
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ขับรถเลียบแม่น้ำ khàp rót lîap mɛ̂ɛnáam drive along the river ขับรถเลียบแม่น้ำ details
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เรือแล่นเลียบชายฝั่ง rʉa lɛ̂n lîap chaay fàŋ The boat travels along the coast. เรือแล่นเลียบชายฝั่ง details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core image is staying close to a boundary or long feature and following its direction. It commonly follows a motion verb, as in เดินเลียบคลอง “walk along the canal,” and the feature being followed normally comes directly after เลียบ. It is used with walking, driving, sailing, and similar kinds of movement. It can also describe the course of a road or route, as in ถนนเลียบทะเล “a road running along the sea.” In the established compound เลียบเคียง, the physical image becomes figurative: approaching a subject indirectly in order to gauge someone’s reaction.
Usage
It is common in directions and descriptions of walking, driving, travel, and navigation along rivers, canals, coasts, or walls. It is also used to describe where a road or route runs.
Caution
เลียบ does not merely mean “be near.” Use ใกล้ or ข้าง for simple proximity, and often ริม when referring only to a location at an edge or bank. เลียบ specifically implies following the direction or outline of the referenced feature.
Differences from similar words
1 follow the edge of synonyms
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เลาะ also means to make one's way along an edge or narrow route and can suggest weaving through or closely tracing uneven terrain. เลียบ more neutrally describes following a clear feature such as a river, coast, road, or wall.