หวิด
almost (have something bad happen)
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- 1 almost (have something bad happen)、come close to (doing something)
It indicates that an undesirable event came very close to happening but was narrowly avoided.
almost (have something bad happen)、come close to (doing something)
It shows that a danger, accident, failure, or other unwanted outcome almost occurred.
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หวิดตาย wìt taay almost die หวิดตาย details
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หวิดถูกลอตเตอรี่ wìt thùuk lɔ́ttəərîi I almost won the lottery. หวิดถูกลอตเตอรี่ details
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เขาหวิดตกบันได khǎw wìt tòk banday He almost fell down the stairs. เขาหวิดตกบันได details
Learning notes
Explanation
Although dictionaries classify หวิด as a verb, it commonly appears before another verb and functions much like “almost” or “come close to.” Common patterns include subject + หวิด + verb, หวิดโดน + verb for narrowly avoiding harm, and หวิดจะ + verb. The word has a tense, narrow-escape quality. It normally implies that the feared outcome did not ultimately occur.
Usage
It is used when talking about narrowly avoiding a traffic accident, fall, injury, arrest, defeat, or similar outcome. It appears both in everyday accounts of close calls and in news reports about accidents or incidents.
Caution
For a positive event that nearly happened, or for something simply approaching completion or a target amount, เกือบ is generally more natural. Do not use หวิด to say that the unwanted outcome actually occurred.
Differences from similar words
1 almost (have something bad happen) synonyms
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เกือบ is the general word for “almost” and can describe either positive or negative situations. หวิด is especially associated with narrowly escaping danger, failure, or another unwanted outcome.
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เฉียด emphasizes passing extremely close to something or narrowly missing a point or result. หวิด focuses on an undesirable event that nearly happened.