Usage and collocation of sell

Mondo Education Updated on 2024-01-19

sell 英 [sel] 美 [sel] means "to sell" and it can be used as a verb or noun.

Third person singular: sells Present participle: selling Past tense: sold Past participle: sold

1.As a verb, sell can be a table to sell;*Sell...;Assignment;The selling price is...;Assignment;Recommended;Sell yourself;Sells.... It can take an object, indicating the object of **. For example:

i sold my car to my friend.I transferred my car to my friend.

i sell clothes everyday.I sell clothes every day.

the store sells clothes of different styles.This store** different styles of clothes.

the salesman sold us a new car.The salesman pitched us a new car.

2.As a noun, sell can mean something that disappoints or sells, sells. For example:

this dress is not as beautiful as other people who said——it was a real sell.

The dress is not as pretty as others say, which is really disappointing.

it was a hard sell.It's hard to sell.

3.In addition to the above usages, sell can also be used in combination with other words to express different meanings. For example:

sell out;Sold out.

the shoes h**e been sold out.The shoes have been sold out.

sell up to sell your entire property.

he shall h**e to sell up to pay all his debts.He will have to sell his stuff to pay off his debts.

Sell Down**.

the store sold down the all goods in inventory.The store sold out everything in stock.

Related Pages