sell
🇺🇸
/sel/
🇬🇧
/sel/
verb
A1
to give something to someone for money
I want to sell my old phone.
A1
to offer things for people to buy
Does this store sell books?
A2
to be bought by many people
The new game will sell quickly.
R
to make people want to buy something
Good packaging helps sell products.
R
to persuade someone to accept an idea
We need to sell this plan to the team.
R
to accept money for doing something wrong
He would not sell his principles for money.
noun
R
something hard to get people to accept
The new rule will be a hard sell.
R
something not as good as promised
The concert was a sell because it ended early.
translation
to give something to someone for money; to offer things for people to buy; to be bought by many people; to make people want to buy something; to persuade someone to accept an idea; to accept money for doing something wrong
something hard to get people to accept; something not as good as promised
Word Forms
Past
sold
3rd Present
sells
Progressive
selling
Perfect
sold
Plural
sells