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accept

🗣️ /əkˈsept/

බාරගන්නවා, එකඟවෙනවා

How to use "accept" in a sentence:

accept someone/something (as something)

I accept John as my best friend.

accompany

🗣️ /əˈkʌmpəni/

එක්ව යනවා, එක්ව පවතිනවා

How to use "accompany" in a sentence:

accompany someone

I will accompany you to the party tonight.

accompany something

The music will accompany the dancing in the traditional ceremony.

accuse

🗣️ /əˈkjuːz/

චෝදනා කරනවා

How to use "accuse" in a sentence:

accuse someone (of something)

She accused her brother of stealing her phone.

ache

🗣️ /eɪk/

රිදෙනවා

How to use "ache" in a sentence:

ache from something

My stomach aches from eating too much.

achieve

🗣️ /əˈtʃiːv/

මුදුන්පත් කරගන්නවා

How to use "achieve" in a sentence:

achieve something

She was able to achieve the highest score in the class.

acknowledge

🗣️ /əkˈnɒlɪdʒ/

පිළිගන්නවා, ප්‍රසිද්ධියේ කෘතඥතාවය පළකරනවා

How to use "acknowledge" in a sentence:

acknowledge something

I acknowledge the importance of learning new vocabulary words every day.

acknowledge that...

I acknowledge that I made a mistake on the test and will work harder to improve my grade.

acquire

🗣️ /əˈkwaɪə(r)/

උත්සාහයෙන් ලබාගන්නවා

How to use "acquire" in a sentence:

acquire something

She acquired a new skill through practice and determination.

act

🗣️ /ækt/

ක්‍රියාකරනවා, හැසිරෙනවා, රඟපානවා

How to use "act" in a sentence:

act (as …)

Sarah acts as the leader of our group.

act (+ noun/adj.)

She acted innocent when I caught her stealing from the store.

act (something)

She acted surprised when she received the award.

add

🗣️ /æd/

එකතුකරනවා

How to use "add" in a sentence:

add something (to something)

She added cinnamon to her coffee to make it taste better.

admire

🗣️ /ədˈmaɪə(r)/

වර්ණනා කරනවා

How to use "admire" in a sentence:

admire someone/ something (for doing something)

I admire my mother for her strength and resilience.

admit

🗣️ /ədˈmɪt/

(කරපු දෙයක්) පිළිගන්නවා, (කෙනක්ව) දෙයකට ඇතුලත් කරනවා

How to use "admit" in a sentence:

admit something

He admitted his mistake.

admit to something

The boy admitted to breaking the window.

admit to doing something

The student admitted to copying the answers from another student's test.

admit that...

She admitted that she had made a mistake.

admit someone to/into something

"He was admitted into the university based on his excellent academic record."

advertise

🗣️ /ˈædvətaɪz/

දැන්වීම් පළකරනවා, ප්‍රසිද්ධියට පත් කරනවා

How to use "advertise" in a sentence:

advertise something

I advertise my products on social media platforms to reach a wider audience.

advertise for someone/something

I advertise for my friend's bakery by sharing their pictures on social media.

advise

🗣️ /ədˈvaɪz/

අවවාද කරනවා

How to use "advise" in a sentence:

advise someone/something

I advise you to study harder for your exams.

advise someone to do something

I advise you to study harder for your upcoming exam.

advise doing something

I advise studying hard for the upcoming exam.

advise on/about

"I advise on/about proper essay writing techniques."

affect

🗣️ /əˈfekt/

බලපානවා

How to use "affect" in a sentence:

affect someone/something

The new policy will affect students' grades.

afford

🗣️ /əˈfɔːd/

ඔරොත්තු දෙනවා, දරාගන්නවා

How to use "afford" in a sentence:

afford something

He cannot afford the new car.

afford to do something

I can afford to buy a new car now.

afford something to do something

He cannot afford to buy a car with his current salary.

agree

🗣️ /əˈɡriː/

එකඟ වෙනවා

How to use "agree" in a sentence:

agree with someone/something (on/about something)

I agree with my friend on the plan for our trip.

aim

🗣️ /eɪm/

ඉලක්ක කරනවා, උත්සාහ කරනවා

How to use "aim" in a sentence:

aim (for/at someone/something)

I aim for a passing grade in my English class.

aim to do something

"We aim to finish the project on time."

aim at doing something

She aims at being the top student in her class.

allow

🗣️ /əˈlaʊ/

යම් දෙයක් කරන්න ඉඩ දෙනවා

How to use "allow" in a sentence:

allow something

"The teacher allows the students to use their textbooks during the test."

allow someone to do something

He allowed his daughter to go to the party.

alter

🗣️ /ˈɔːltə(r)/

වෙනස් වෙනවා, වෙනස් කරනවා

How to use "alter" in a sentence:

alter someone/something

She altered her appearance with makeup and a new hairstyle.

amuse

🗣️ /əˈmjuːz/

විනෝදයට පත් කරනවා

How to use "amuse" in a sentence:

amuse someone

"I amuse my students with funny stories during our English lessons."

analyse

🗣️ /ˈænəlaɪz/

විශ්ලේෂණය කරනවා

How to use "analyse" in a sentence:

analyse something

I will analyse the data before making a decision.

anger

🗣️ /ˈæŋɡə(r)/

කෙනෙක්ව තරහ ගස්සනවා

How to use "anger" in a sentence:

anger someone

My boss's rude behavior always angers me.

announce

🗣️ /əˈnaʊns/

නිවේදනය කරනවා

How to use "announce" in a sentence:

announce something (to someone)

The principal announced the winner of the school's spelling bee to the entire student body.

announce that...

The speaker announced that the meeting would be postponed until next week.

annoy

🗣️ /əˈnɔɪ/

තරහ ගස්සනවා

How to use "annoy" in a sentence:

annoy someone (to do something)

Tom's constant talking annoys me to study.

answer

🗣️ /ˈɑːnsə(r)/

උත්තර දෙනවා

How to use "answer" in a sentence:

answer something

"I answered the phone."

answer someone

He answered me with a simple "yes" when I asked if he wanted to go to the

answer someone something

Sarah answered the teacher's question correctly.

anticipate

🗣️ /ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

කලින් සිතා යමක් කරනවා, අපේක්ෂා කරනවා, බලාපොරොත්තු වෙනවා

How to use "anticipate" in a sentence:

anticipate something

I anticipate a busy day ahead of me.

anticipate (something) doing something

I anticipate finishing my homework by 9 PM.

anticipate that...

I anticipate that she will arrive at the party at 7 PM.

anticipate wh-

I anticipate what the future holds for me.

apologize

🗣️ /əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/

සමාව ඉල්ලනවා

How to use "apologize" in a sentence:

apologize (to someone) (for something)

I apologize to my brother for breaking his toy.

appear

🗣️ /əˈpɪə(r)/

මතුවෙනවා, පෙනීසිටිනවා

How to use "appear" in a sentence:

appear (+ adj.)

The moon appears bright tonight.

appear to (be/ have …)

She appears to be exhausted after a long day at work.

applaud

🗣️ /əˈplɔːd/

ප්‍රීති ඝෝෂා කරනවා, අත්පොලොසන් දෙනවා, ප්‍රශංසා කරනවා

How to use "applaud" in a sentence:

applaud someone

He applauds his sister's piano recital.

applaud something

I applaud your hard work and dedication to learning English.

apply

🗣️ /əˈplaɪ/

යමක් සඳහා ඉල්ලුම් කරනවා, ආලේප කරනවා

How to use "apply" in a sentence:

apply for something

I applied for a job at the local hospital.

apply something

I will apply for a job at the bookstore tomorrow.

appoint

🗣️ /əˈpɔɪnt/

පත් කරනවා

How to use "appoint" in a sentence:

appoint someone (as something) (to something)

The company appointed John as the new team leader to oversee the project.

appreciate

🗣️ /əˈpriːʃieɪt/

අගය කරනවා

How to use "appreciate" in a sentence:

appreciate someone/something

I appreciate your hard work in class.

appreciate doing something

I appreciate studying English every day.

appreciate someone doing something

I appreciate her helping me with my English homework.

appreciate that...

I appreciate that you took the time to study for the test.

approach

🗣️ /əˈprəʊtʃ/

කිට්ටුවට එනවා, යෝජනාවක් කරනවා

How to use "approach" in a sentence:

approach someone/something

I approached the door and knocked.

approach someone (for/about something)

He approached his boss for a promotion.

approve

🗣️ /əˈpruːv/

අනුමත කරනවා

How to use "approve" in a sentence:

approve something

The chairman will approve the new budget proposal.

approve of (someone) doing something

I approve of her studying abroad.

argue

🗣️ /ˈɑːɡjuː/

වාද කරනවා

How to use "argue" in a sentence:

argue (with someone) (about/over something)

"I argued with my brother about what movie to watch."

arrange

🗣️ /əˈreɪndʒ/

පිළිවෙලකට සකස් කරනවා, සැලසුම් කරනවා

How to use "arrange" in a sentence:

arrange something

I arranged my books on the shelf in alphabetical order.

arrange with someone (about something)

I will arrange with my boss about my work schedule for next week.

arrest

🗣️ /əˈrest/

අත්අඩංගුවට ගන්නවා

How to use "arrest" in a sentence:

arrest someone (for something)

She was arrested for stealing from the store.

arrive

🗣️ /əˈraɪv/

පැමිණෙනවා, ළඟාවෙනවා

How to use "arrive" in a sentence:

arrive adv./prep.

She will arrive at the airport in an hour.

ask

🗣️ /ɑːsk/

විමසනවා, ඉල්ලනවා

How to use "ask" in a sentence:

ask someone/something (about someone/something)

I asked my teacher about the upcoming test.

ask someone something

Sarath asked his teacher a question.

ask wh-

I will ask what time the movie starts.

ask for something

She asked for a glass of water.

assist

🗣️ /əˈsɪst/

උදවු කරනවා

How to use "assist" in a sentence:

assist (someone) (in/with something)

She assisted her elderly neighbor in carrying her groceries.

associate

🗣️ /əˈsəʊʃieɪt/

ආශ්‍රය කරනවා, හිතින් සම්බන්ධ කරගන්නවා

How to use "associate" in a sentence:

associate with something

I usually don't like to associate with negative people.

associate someone/something

She associates her success with hard work and determination.

assume

🗣️ /əˈsjuːm/

උපකල්පනය කරනවා

How to use "assume" in a sentence:

assume (that)

I assume that you are ready for your English test tomorrow.

assume someone/something

I assume you have completed your homework.

attach

🗣️ /əˈtætʃ/

අමුණනවා

How to use "attach" in a sentence:

attach something to something

I will attach the document to the email.

attack

🗣️ /əˈtæk/

පහර දෙනවා

How to use "attack" in a sentence:

attack someone/something (with something)

The lion attacked the zebra with its sharp claws.

attempt

🗣️ /əˈtempt/

උත්සාහ කරනවා

How to use "attempt" in a sentence:

attempt to do something

He will attempt to solve the puzzle.

attempt something

He attempted the math problem three times before finally getting the correct answer.

attend

🗣️ /əˈtend/