เติบโต
grow
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- 1 grow、grow up、mature
- 2 grow、develop、expand
Describes a person, living thing, organization, or other entity becoming larger, more developed, or more mature over time.
grow、grow up、mature
Describes a person, animal, or plant growing physically, or a person becoming more mature through time and experience.
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เด็กกำลังเติบโต dèk kamlaŋ tə̀əptoo The child is growing. เด็กกำลังเติบโต details
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ต้นไม้เติบโตได้ดี tônmáay tə̀əptoo dâay dii The tree grows well. ต้นไม้เติบโตได้ดี details
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grow、develop、expand
Describes a business, market, economy, or organization expanding and becoming stronger or more successful.
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บริษัทเติบโตอย่างรวดเร็ว bɔɔrisàt tə̀əptoo yàaŋ rûatrew The company is growing rapidly. บริษัทเติบโตอย่างรวดเร็ว details
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เศรษฐกิจไทยเติบโตขึ้น sèetthakìt thay tə̀əptoo khʉ̂n The Thai economy grew. เศรษฐกิจไทยเติบโตขึ้น details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core idea of เติบโต is gradual movement toward a larger, more developed, or more mature state. It is an intransitive verb used for the physical growth of people, animals, and plants, as well as personal maturity and the development of companies, markets, and economies. เติบโตขึ้น highlights growth to a new level, เติบโตมาใน〜 describes the environment in which someone grew up, and เติบโตไปด้วยกัน means “to grow together.”
Usage
Commonly used when discussing children’s development, someone’s upbringing, or the growth of plants and animals. It is also widely used for personal growth and for the expansion of businesses, markets, and economies, in contexts ranging from everyday conversation to news and business writing.
Caution
เติบโต is basically intransitive: it means that someone or something grows. To say that a person raises or cares for a child, use เลี้ยง or เลี้ยงดู. For a specific increase in height or quantity, สูงขึ้น “become taller” or เพิ่มขึ้น “increase” is usually more precise.
Differences from similar words
1 grow synonyms
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เจริญเติบโต often suggests healthy or progressive development and is common in explanatory or somewhat formal contexts. เติบโต is shorter and more broadly used in everyday language.
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โต is the more casual, everyday word for becoming bigger or growing up. เติบโต emphasizes the process of growth more clearly and works well in both conversation and writing.
2 grow synonyms
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เจริญ means to prosper or flourish and can describe the prosperity of a place or country. เติบโต focuses more directly on growth in size, capacity, or results over time.