สะสม
collect
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- 1 collect、save up、accumulate、build up
- 2 accumulated、cumulative
Describes things gradually building up over time, whether someone deliberately collects them or they accumulate on their own.
collect、save up、accumulate、build up
Means to gradually collect, save, or build up something; it can also describe something accumulating without deliberate action.
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เขาชอบสะสมแสตมป์ khǎw chɔ̂ɔp sàsǒm satɛɛm He likes collecting stamps. เขาชอบสะสมแสตมป์ details
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สะสมเงินไว้ซื้อบ้าน sàsǒm ŋən wáy sʉ́ʉ bâan Save up money to buy a house. สะสมเงินไว้ซื้อบ้าน details
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สะสมประสบการณ์ sàsǒm prasòpkaan Gain experience over time. สะสมประสบการณ์ details
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ไขมันสะสมในร่างกาย khǎyman sasǒm nay râaŋ kaay Fat accumulates in the body. ไขมันสะสมในร่างกาย details
accumulated、cumulative
Placed after a noun, it describes something that has built up over time or a figure calculated cumulatively.
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ความเครียดสะสม khwaamkhrîat sàsǒm accumulated stress ความเครียดสะสม details
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หนี้สะสม nîi sàsǒm accumulated debt หนี้สะสม details
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ค่าเสื่อมราคาสะสม khâasʉ̀amraakhaa sàsǒm accumulated depreciation ค่าเสื่อมราคาสะสม details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core image is of separate items or small amounts gradually forming a larger store. In สะสม + object, it commonly describes a deliberate activity, as in สะสมคะแนน, “earn and save up points.” After a noun, it describes an accumulated condition, as in ความเหนื่อยล้าสะสม, “accumulated fatigue.” It is a general-purpose word used for both desirable gains and unwanted buildup.
Usage
Common in discussions of saving money, collecting as a hobby, reward points, and building experience or knowledge. It is also used in health, workplace, and financial contexts for the buildup of stress, fatigue, fat, debt, and similar problems.
Caution
Use รวบรวม when the main idea is gathering scattered items or information together at one time. For ordinary everyday saving, เก็บเงิน is also natural; สะสมเงิน places more emphasis on gradually building up funds or wealth.
Differences from similar words
1 collect synonyms
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รวบรวม focuses on gathering scattered items, information, or opinions together. สะสม emphasizes gradually increasing and retaining a quantity over time.
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เก็บ is a broad everyday verb meaning to keep, put away, save, or pick up. สะสม more specifically suggests building up a collection or quantity over time.
2 accumulated synonyms
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สั่งสม also suggests something built up over a long period and is often used with knowledge, experience, or merit, with a somewhat more literary tone. สะสม is the more general term and also commonly modifies possessions, money, figures, and problems.