sell
gb/sˈɛl/ us/sˈɛl/
A1
Ingles
~ 500
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pandiwa
A1
action
1
Exchange goods for money
To give something to another person and get money from them.
Padron ng paggamit:
to sell [something] to [someone]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sell' with 'sale'. 'Sell' is the verb, while 'sale' is the noun.
Mga kasingkahulugan
trade (More general; can include barter without money.)
|
market (Often implies promoting or advertising as part of selling.)
Mga kasalungat
buy (The opposite transaction: receiving goods in exchange for paying money.)
Mga kolokasyon
sell products
|sell tickets
|sell a house
|sell online
|sell directly
Mga tema
business
|daily life
|commerce
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- They sell fresh bread at the bakery every morning.
- The store sells clothes for children and adults.
- She decided to sell her old car online.
- We sell organic vegetables at the farmers' market.
- He sells insurance for a living.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- I want to sell my bike.
- They sell fruit at the shop.
- She sells flowers.
- We sell books in this store.
- He sells milk to the school.
Pandiwa
B1
action
2
Persuade about value or benefits
To make someone believe that something is good or useful.
Padron ng paggamit:
to sell [someone] on [something]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may interpret 'sell someone on something' literally, thinking it always involves money.
Mga kasingkahulugan
promote (Focuses more on publicizing; may not involve direct persuasion in conversation.)
|
convince (General term for causing someone to believe or agree.)
Mga kasalungat
discourage (To make someone less likely to accept or support something.)
Mga kolokasyon
sell an idea
|sell a plan
|sell yourself
|sell a proposal
Mga tema
communication
|business
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- She sold me on the idea of taking a trip to Japan.
- The manager sold the board on his new marketing strategy.
- He sold his team on working overtime by explaining the benefits.
- It's hard to sell people on change without clear advantages.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- She sold me on the movie.
- He sold them on his plan.
- They sold us on the new phone.
- He sold her on the trip idea.
Pangngalan
B2
event
3
Act of selling something
The act of giving something to a person and getting money from them.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Some learners confuse 'sell' (noun) with 'sale'. The noun 'sell' is less common and often informal compared to 'sale'.
Mga kasingkahulugan
transaction (General term for an exchange; not limited to sales.)
Mga kolokasyon
hard sell
|easy sell
Mga tema
business
|commerce
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- The new product was an easy sell to customers.
- Convincing them was a hard sell, but we managed it.
- That idea will be a tough sell in this market.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- It was an easy sell.
- The car was a hard sell.
- This book will be a good sell.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
sell
IPA
GB/sˈɛl/
US/sˈɛl/
Mga pantig at diin
sell (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (sell)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: sell
Verb
- Base: sell
- 3rd Person Singular: sells
- Present Participle: selling
- Past: sold
- Past Participle: sold
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
sells
verb
selling
verb
sold
verb
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
unsold
adjective
Advanced or less common
reseller
noun B2
sellable
adjective
Mahahalagang punto
- Irregular past: sold Verb
- Irregular past participle: sold Verb
Mga ekspresyon
sell off
1/sˈɛl ˈɔf/
phrasal verb
Sell goods cheaply and quickly
To sell things at a low price so they are gone fast.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.