sell
gb/sˈɛl/ us/sˈɛl/
A1
Anglų
~ 500
elad, árul, értékesít, meggyőz, rábeszél, eladás
VEIKSMAŽODIS
A1
1
Vartosenos šablonas:
to sell [something] to [someone]
They sell fresh bread at the bakery every morning.
A pékségben minden reggel friss kenyeret árulnak.
The store sells clothes for children and adults.
Az üzlet gyerek- és felnőttruhákat árul.
She decided to sell her old car online.
We sell organic vegetables at the farmers' market.
He sells insurance for a living.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I want to sell my bike.
El akarom adni a biciklimet.
They sell fruit at the shop.
A boltban gyümölcsöt árulnak.
She sells flowers.
We sell books in this store.
He sells milk to the school.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sell' with 'sale'. 'Sell' is the verb, while 'sale' is the noun.
Reikšmė
Exchange goods for money
Kolokacijos
sell products
|sell tickets
|sell a house
|sell online
|sell directly
Sinonimai
trade (More general; can include barter without money.)
|
market (Often implies promoting or advertising as part of selling.)
Antonimai
buy (The opposite transaction: receiving goods in exchange for paying money.)
Temos
business
|daily life
|commerce
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
To give something to another person and get money from them.
To give something to someone in return for money.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B1
2
Vartosenos šablonas:
to sell [someone] on [something]
She sold me on the idea of taking a trip to Japan.
Meggyőzött róla, hogy jó ötlet Japánba utazni.
The manager sold the board on his new marketing strategy.
A vezető meggyőzte az igazgatótanácsot az új marketingstratégiájáról.
He sold his team on working overtime by explaining the benefits.
It's hard to sell people on change without clear advantages.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
She sold me on the movie.
Meggyőzött róla, hogy érdemes megnézni a filmet.
He sold them on his plan.
Meggyőzte őket a tervéről.
They sold us on the new phone.
He sold her on the trip idea.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may interpret 'sell someone on something' literally, thinking it always involves money.
Reikšmė
Persuade about value or benefits
Kolokacijos
sell an idea
|sell a plan
|sell yourself
|sell a proposal
Sinonimai
promote (Focuses more on publicizing; may not involve direct persuasion in conversation.)
|
convince (General term for causing someone to believe or agree.)
Antonimai
discourage (To make someone less likely to accept or support something.)
Temos
communication
|business
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
To make someone believe that something is good or useful.
To convince someone that something is good, worth buying, or worth supporting.
DAIKTAVARDIS
B2
3
eladás
A2
The new product was an easy sell to customers.
Az új terméket könnyű volt eladni a vásárlóknak.
Convincing them was a hard sell, but we managed it.
Nehéz volt meggyőzni őket, de végül sikerült.
That idea will be a tough sell in this market.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
It was an easy sell.
Könnyű volt eladni.
The car was a hard sell.
Nehéz volt eladni az autót.
This book will be a good sell.
Dažna klaida:
Some learners confuse 'sell' (noun) with 'sale'. The noun 'sell' is less common and often informal compared to 'sale'.
Reikšmė
Act of selling something
Kolokacijos
hard sell
|easy sell
Sinonimai
transaction (General term for an exchange; not limited to sales.)
Temos
business
|commerce
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
The act of giving something to a person and getting money from them.
An act or instance of giving something to someone in exchange for money.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
sell
IPA
GB/sˈɛl/
US/sˈɛl/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
sell (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (sell)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: sell
Verb
- Base: sell
- 3rd Person Singular: sells
- Present Participle: selling
- Past: sold
- Past Participle: sold
Žodžių šeima
Forms
sells
verb
selling
verb
sold
verb
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
unsold
adjective
Advanced or less common
reseller
noun B2
sellable
adjective
Gramatikos akcentai
- Irregular past: sold Verb
- Irregular past participle: sold Verb
Posakiai
sell off
1/sˈɛl ˈɔf/
phrasal verb
Sell goods cheaply and quickly
To sell things at a low price so they are gone fast.
Pavyzdžiai
- The store is selling off old stock at half price.
- They decided to sell off their extra equipment.
sell out
1/sˈɛl ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
Have no stock left to sell
To have no more of something because people bought it all.
Pavyzdžiai
- The tickets sold out within an hour.
- All the bread sold out before noon.
sell up
1/sˈɛl ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Sell all property or belongings
To sell everything you own, often before moving or ending a business.
Pavyzdžiai
- They sold up and moved abroad.
- The farmer decided to sell up after 40 years.
soft sell
1/sˈɔft sˈɛl/
fixed phrase
Gentle persuasion technique
A way of trying gently to make someone buy or accept something.
Pavyzdžiai
- The ad campaign takes a soft sell approach.
- He prefers the soft sell when talking to clients.
hard sell
1/hˈɑɹd sˈɛl/
fixed phrase
Aggressive persuasion technique
A way of trying very strongly to make someone buy or accept something.
Pavyzdžiai
- The salesman used a hard sell to close the deal.
- The salesman used a hard sell to push the product.
- I don't like the hard sell approach.