sell
/sel/verb
उच्चारण सेल
बेचना; (विचार) मनवाना
Basic word
- 1
[T, I]
to give something to somebody in exchange for money; to make people want to buy something; to persuade somebody that an idea is a good one
बेचना; (विचार) मनवाना
- He sells vegetables.
- She sold the idea to her team.
- She sold her old bicycle for two thousand rupees.
+ 2 more examples
- The shop sells books, pens and notebooks.
- Good advertising helps to sell new products.
¶Idioms 3
be sold on sth
to be very enthusiastic about sth
(किसी चीज़ से) बहुत प्रभावित होना, क़ायल होना
- I'm completely sold on the idea of online classes.
- Her parents were not sold on her plan to leave the job.
sell sb a pup
to cheat sb by selling them sth that has no value or is worth much less than they paid
(किसी को) बेकार चीज़ बेचकर ठगना
- The dealer sold him a pup: the car broke down within a week.
- I think we've been sold a pup with this phone.
past its / your sell-by date
no longer useful or wanted, because it is too old
पुराना पड़ चुका, अब काम का नहीं
- This policy is well past its sell-by date.
- Some critics say the old actor is past his sell-by date.
→Phrasal verbs 3
sell out (of sth)
to sell all of something so that there is no more left
(सारा माल) बिक जाना
- The tickets sold out within an hour.
- We've sold out of milk.
sell sth off
to sell things cheaply because you want to get rid of them
(सस्ते में) बेच डालना
- The shop is selling off its old stock.
sell up
(British English) to sell your home or business, especially before moving
(घर या व्यापार) बेचकर चले जाना
- They sold up and moved to the hills.
?Which word?
Homophone: sell and cell are both /sel/.
Homophone: sell और cell दोनों /sel/ हैं।
§Grammar and usage
Verb forms, asked very often: sell, sold, sold.
Verb forms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: sell, sold, sold।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Sell like hot cakes (sell quickly and in large numbers), sell sb short (not value somebody enough), sell your soul (do anything, even something wrong, for money or success), sell sb down the river (betray somebody), sold on sth (enthusiastic about an idea).
Idioms: sell like hot cakes (जल्दी और बड़ी संख्या में बिकना, हाथों-हाथ बिकना), sell sb short (किसी का पर्याप्त मूल्य न आँकना), sell your soul (पैसे या सफलता के लिए कुछ भी, गलत भी, करना, ज़मीर बेचना), sell sb down the river (किसी से विश्वासघात करना), sold on sth (किसी विचार के प्रति उत्साही)।
Sell out (sell all of something; betray your principles for money), sell off (sell something cheaply to get rid of it).
Phrasal verbs: sell out (सब बेच देना; पैसे के लिए सिद्धांतों से विश्वासघात), sell off (छुटकारा पाने के लिए सस्ते में बेचना)।