Engreesi | Examples

dab

🗣️ /dæb/

තවනවා

How to use "dab" in a sentence:

dab (at) something (with something)

She dabbed at her tears with a tissue.

damage

🗣️ /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

හානි කරනවා, හානි වෙනවා

How to use "damage" in a sentence:

damage (to someone/something)

The hurricane caused extensive damage to the entire town.

damp

🗣️ /dæmp/

තෙත් කරනවා

How to use "damp" in a sentence:

damp something

I need to damp this cloth before I can use it to wipe the table.

dance

🗣️ /dɑːns/

නටනවා

How to use "dance" in a sentence:

dance (something)

She danced a tango at the party last night.

dare

🗣️ /deə(r)/

(යමක් කරන්නට) නිර්භය වෙනවා

How to use "dare" in a sentence:

dare (to) do something

She dared to speak up in class.

dash

🗣️ /dæʃ/

කලබලෙන් දුවනවා

How to use "dash" in a sentence:

dash (adv./prep.)

She quickly dashed through the door.

dawn

🗣️ /dɔːn/

දවසක්/කාලයක් උදාවෙනවා

How to use "dawn" in a sentence:

The sun starts to dawn in the east.

deafen

🗣️ /ˈdefn/

කන් බිහිරි කරවනවා

How to use "deafen" in a sentence:

deafen someone

The gunshot was so loud it deafened my ears.

deal*

🗣️ /diːl/

ගනුදෙනු කරනවා, යමක් ගැන සාකච්ඡා කරනවා, (කාඩ්) බෙදා දෙනවා

How to use "deal" in a sentence:

deal (something)

She dealt the cards to the players.

decay

🗣️ /dɪˈkeɪ/

දිරාපත් වෙනවා, ක්ෂය වෙනවා

How to use "decay" in a sentence:

The abandoned house started to decay over time.

deceive

🗣️ /dɪˈsiːv/

රවට්ටනවා, මුළා කරනවා

How to use "deceive" in a sentence:

deceive someone

The con man deceived her out of all her savings.

decide

🗣️ /dɪˈsaɪd/

තීරණය කරනවා

How to use "decide" in a sentence:

decide something

The student decided to study English grammar on their own.

decide between A and B

"I can't decide between going to the beach or staying home on my day off."

decide that...

I have decided that I will go to the movies tonight.

decide wh-

I decided where to go for dinner.

decipher

🗣️ /dɪˈsaɪfə(r)/

කියවන්නට අපහසු යමක් කියවා තේරුම්ගන්නවා

How to use "decipher" in a sentence:

decipher something

The students were able to decipher the ancient hieroglyphics on the stone tablet.

declare

🗣️ /dɪˈkleə(r)/

අවධාරණය කර සිටිනවා, විවෘතව ප්‍රකාශ කරනවා

How to use "declare" in a sentence:

declare something

She declared her love for him in front of the entire class.

declare that...

I declare that I will study hard to pass my English exam.

decorate

🗣️ /ˈdekəreɪt/

සරසනවා

How to use "decorate" in a sentence:

decorate something (with something)

The students decorated their classroom with colorful streamers and balloons.

decrease

🗣️ /dɪˈkriːs/

ප්‍රමාණයෙන් අඩු වෙනවා

How to use "decrease" in a sentence:

decrease something

The price of apples decreased after the harvest season.

decrease (from something) (to something)

The water level in the lake decreased from 20 feet to 15 feet after the dry season

decrease by

The temperature will decrease by five degrees tomorrow.

defeat

🗣️ /dɪˈfiːt/

පරාජය කරනවා, ව්‍යර්ථ කරනවා

How to use "defeat" in a sentence:

defeat someone/something

The soccer team defeated their opponent in the championship game.

defend

🗣️ /dɪˈfend/

පහරකින් ආරක්ෂා කරනවා

How to use "defend" in a sentence:

defend (someone/something) (from/against someone/something)

He defended his sister from the bully at school.

define

🗣️ /dɪˈfaɪn/

අර්ථ දක්වනවා, විදහා පානවා

How to use "define" in a sentence:

define something (as something)

I will define a square as a shape with four equal sides.

define wh-

Can you define what a simile is?

deflate

🗣️ /ˌdiːˈfleɪt/

හුළං අරිනවා, හුළං බහිනවා

How to use "deflate" in a sentence:

deflate (something)

The balloon deflated quickly after being popped with a needle.

deform

🗣️ /dɪˈfɔːm/

ස්වභාවික හැඩය වෙනස් කරනවා/වෙනවා

How to use "deform" in a sentence:

deform (something)

She used a hammer to deform the metal sheet into a new shape.

defrost

🗣️ /ˌdiːˈfrɒst/

හිමාහරණය කරනවා

How to use "defrost" in a sentence:

defrost (something)

"The frozen chicken will take an hour to defrost before we can cook it for dinner."

defuse

🗣️ /ˌdiːˈfjuːz/

නිෂ්ක්‍රීය කරනවා

How to use "defuse" in a sentence:

defuse something

I will defuse the bomb before it explodes.

defy

🗣️ /dɪˈfaɪ/

(නීතියකට/විශ්වාසයකට) පටහැනිව යනවා

How to use "defy" in a sentence:

defy someone/something

The student defied their teacher's instructions and left the classroom without permission.

degenerate

🗣️ /dɪˈdʒenəreɪt/

පිරිහෙනවා

How to use "degenerate" in a sentence:

degenerate (into something)

The negotiations have degenerated into a heated argument between the two parties.

degrade

🗣️ /dɪˈɡreɪd/

තත්වය/ගුණය පහත හෙලනවා

How to use "degrade" in a sentence:

degrade (someone/something)

The constant bullying at school can degrade a young person's self-esteem.

dehydrate

🗣️ /diːˈhaɪdreɪt/

විජලනය වෙනවා/කරනවා

How to use "dehydrate" in a sentence:

dehydrate (someone/something)

"He forgot to drink water during his hiking trip and became severely dehydrated."

delay

🗣️ /dɪˈleɪ/

පරක්කු කරනවා

How to use "delay" in a sentence:

delay someone/something

The train delay is causing me to be late for work.

delete

🗣️ /dɪˈliːt/

ලියු/මුද්‍රිත/පටිගත යමක් ඉවත් කර හරිනවා

How to use "delete" in a sentence:

delete something (from something)

He deleted the incorrect answer from his essay before submitting it.

delight

🗣️ /dɪˈlaɪt/

සතුටු කරනවා

How to use "delight" in a sentence:

delight someone

She delighted her parents with her perfect score on the test.

deliver

🗣️ /dɪˈlɪvə(r)/

(දෙයක්) බෙදා හරිනවා, (කථාවක්) පවත්වනවා

How to use "deliver" in a sentence:

deliver something

I will deliver the package tomorrow.

demand

🗣️ /dɪˈmɑːnd/

තරයේ ඉල්ලා සිටිනවා

How to use "demand" in a sentence:

demand something

The students demanded more time to complete their assignment.

demand to do something

He demanded to see the manager immediately.

demand that...

I demand that all students complete their homework every day.

demonstrate

🗣️ /ˈdemənstreɪt/

විද්‍යාමාන කර දක්වනවා/පෙන්වනවා

How to use "demonstrate" in a sentence:

demonstrate something (to someone)

I will demonstrate the math problem to my students on the board.

demonstrate that...

She demonstrated that she is an excellent cook by cooking a delicious meal for her family.

demonstrate wh-

She demonstrated how to solve the math problem.

deny

🗣️ /dɪˈnaɪ/

(යමක්) අසත්‍ය බව ප්‍රකාශ කරනවා

How to use "deny" in a sentence:

deny something

She denied the accusation.

deny (that)

She denies that she stole the money.

depend

🗣️ /dɪˈpend/

කෙනෙක්/යමක් මත රඳා පවතිනවා, යැපෙනවා

How to use "depend" in a sentence:

depend on someone/something

The success of our project depends on the support of our sponsors.

describe

🗣️ /dɪˈskraɪb/

විස්තර කරනවා

How to use "describe" in a sentence:

describe someone/something

She described her cat as playful and cuddly.

describe wh-

"Describe wh- questions in one word."

desert

🗣️ /dɪˈzɜːt/

අත්හැර දමා යනවා

How to use "desert" in a sentence:

desert someone/something

She deserted her husband and children to run away with another man.

deserve

🗣️ /dɪˈzɜːv/

යමක් ලැබීමට සුදුසු වෙනවා

How to use "deserve" in a sentence:

deserve something

The hardworking students deserve good grades.

design

🗣️ /dɪˈzaɪn/

සැලසුම් කරනවා

How to use "design" in a sentence:

design something (for someone/something)

I will design a website for my client.

destroy

🗣️ /dɪˈstrɔɪ/

විනාශ කරනවා

How to use "destroy" in a sentence:

destroy someone/something

The hurricane destroyed the small village.

detach

🗣️ /dɪˈtætʃ/

යමකින් තවත් යමක් ගලවනවා

How to use "detach" in a sentence:

detach something (from something)

I will detach the cable from the back of the computer.

detain

🗣️ /dɪˈteɪn/

රඳවා තබා ගන්නවා

How to use "detain" in a sentence:

detain someone

The police will detain the suspect for questioning.

detect

🗣️ /dɪˈtekt/

යමක් ඇති බව දැනගන්නවා

How to use "detect" in a sentence:

detect something

I detect a hint of hesitation in her voice.

determine

🗣️ /dɪˈtɜːmɪn/

නිවැරදිව තහවුරු කරගන්නවා, තීරණය කරනවා

How to use "determine" in a sentence:

determine something

She determined the best route to take for their trip.

determine that...

I determined that she was lying based on her body language.

determine wh-

I can determine which movie we will watch tonight.

develop

🗣️ /dɪˈveləp/

සංවර්ධනය වෙනවා, සංවර්ධනය කරනවා

How to use "develop" in a sentence:

develop (something)

She developed an interest in art after attending a gallery exhibit.

disable

🗣️ /dɪsˈeɪbl

(යමක්) ක්‍රියා විරහිත කරනවා, (කෙනෙක්ව) ආබාධිත කරනවා

How to use "disable" in a sentence:

disable something

I will disable the alarm tomorrow.

disable someone

The nurse disabled the patient's ability to use their legs.

die

🗣️ /daɪ/

මැරෙනවා, අක්‍රිය වෙනවා, දුබල වෙනවා

How to use "die" in a sentence:

die (of/from something)

"My grandfather died from cancer last year."

die (for something)

She was willing to die for her country's freedom.

die something

The flower will die soon if you don't water it.

dig*

🗣️ /dɪɡ/

පොළොව හාරනවා, පොළොව කොටනවා

How to use "dig" in a sentence:

dig (for something)

She dug for buried treasure in the garden.

dig something

I dug a hole in the ground for the tree to be planted.

digest

🗣️ /daɪˈdʒest/

(අහාර) ජීර්ණය වෙනවා/කරනවා

How to use "digest" in a sentence:

digest (something)

He took his time to carefully digest the information before making a decision.

direct

🗣️ /dəˈrekt/

යොමු කරනවා, මෙහෙයවනවා

How to use "direct" in a sentence:

direct someone/something (at/to/against someone/something)

She directed her anger at the person who had betrayed her.

disagree

🗣️ /ˌdɪsəˈɡriː/

එකඟ නොවෙනවා

How to use "disagree" in a sentence:

disagree (with someone) (on/about/over something)

I disagree with my friend on the topic of climate change.

disappear

🗣️ /ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r)/

අතුරුදන් වෙනවා, නොපෙනී යනවා

How to use "disappear" in a sentence:

disappear (adv./prep.)

The car slowly disappeared behind the hill.

disappoint

🗣️ /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/

(බලාපොරොත්තු කඩකරමින්) කනස්සල්ලට පත් කරනවා

How to use "disappoint" in a sentence:

disappoint (someone/something)

The new movie disappointed me.

disapprove

🗣️ /ˌdɪsəˈpruːv/

අකමැත්ත පළ කරනවා, අනුමත නොකරනවා

How to use "disapprove" in a sentence:

disapprove something

I disapprove your behavior at the party last night.

disapprove of someone/something

I disapprove of his behavior.

disarm

🗣️ /dɪsˈɑːm/

නිරායුධ කරනවා

How to use "disarm" in a sentence:

disarm someone

The police officer was able to disarm the suspect without resorting to violence.

discard

🗣️ /dɪsˈkɑːd/

ඉවත දමනවා

How to use "discard" in a sentence:

discard (someone/something)

I discard old books every year to make space for new ones.

discharge

🗣️ /dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/

මුදා හරිනවා

How to use "discharge" in a sentence:

discharge someone (from something)

He was discharged from the hospital after making a full recovery.

discharge something

The hospital discharged her after her surgery.

discipline

🗣️ /ˈdɪsəplɪn/

(දඬුවම් කර) හික්මවනවා

How to use "discipline" in a sentence:

discipline someone (for something)

"You need to discipline your child for breaking the school rules."

disclose

🗣️ /dɪsˈkləʊz/

එළිදරව් කරනවා

How to use "disclose" in a sentence:

disclose something (to someone)

I will disclose the results of the test to the principal.

disclose that...

"I must disclose that I made a mistake in my report."

disclose wh-

She disclosed what happened at the party without hesitation.

disconnect

🗣️ /ˌdɪskəˈnekt/

විසන්ධි කරනවා

How to use "disconnect" in a sentence:

disconnect something (from something)

I need to disconnect the charger from the wall outlet before leaving the house.

disconnect someone/something

I will disconnect the computer from the internet to prevent any distractions during the exam.

discover

🗣️ /dɪˈskʌvə(r)/

අනාවරණය කරගන්නවා

How to use "discover" in a sentence:

discover something

I discovered a hidden treasure in the backyard.

discuss

🗣️ /dɪˈskʌs/

සාකච්ඡා කරනවා

How to use "discuss" in a sentence:

discuss wh-

Let's discuss what our next project will be in class.

discuss something

We will discuss the solution to this problem in class tomorrow.

discuss something with someone

I will discuss the topic with my colleague tomorrow.

disfigure

🗣️ /dɪsˈfɪɡə(r)/

විරූපී කරනවා

How to use "disfigure" in a sentence:

disfigure someone/something

The accident disfigured her face.

disgrace

🗣️ /dɪsˈɡreɪs/

අපකීර්තියට පත්කරනවා

How to use "disgrace" in a sentence:

disgrace someone/something

She disgraced her family's reputation by stealing from her workplace.

disguise

🗣️ /dɪsˈɡaɪz/

බොරු වෙස් ගන්වනවා

How to use "disguise" in a sentence:

disguise someone (as something)

She disguised her son as a clown for the costume party.

disgust

🗣️ /dɪsˈɡʌst/

හිතේ පිළිකුල ඇති කරවනවා

How to use "disgust" in a sentence:

disgust someone

The sight of rotten food in the fridge disgusts me.

dishonour

🗣️ /dɪsˈɒnə(r)/

අගෞරව කරනවා, නින්දා කරනවා

How to use "dishonour" in a sentence:

dishonour someone/something

He dishonoured his family by lying and stealing from them.

disinfect

🗣️ /ˌdɪsɪnˈfekt/

විෂබීජ නැති කරනවා

How to use "disinfect" in a sentence:

disinfect something

"She disinfects the kitchen counter before preparing food."

dislike

🗣️ /dɪsˈlaɪk/

අප්‍රිය කරනවා

How to use "dislike" in a sentence:

dislike someone/something

I dislike spicy food.

disobey

🗣️ /ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ/

අකීකරු වෙනවා, අණ නොපිළිපදිනවා

How to use "disobey" in a sentence:

disobey (someone/something)

The student disobeyed the teacher's instructions and received a detention.

disown

🗣️ /dɪsˈəʊn/

අයිතිය ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කරනවා

How to use "disown" in a sentence:

disown someone/something

She decided to disown her father for his actions.

display

🗣️ /dɪˈspleɪ/

ප්‍රදර්ශනය කරනවා, පෙනෙන්නට සලස්වනවා

How to use "display" in a sentence:

display something (to someone)

I will display a map to my students.

disprove

🗣️ /ˌdɪsˈpruːv/

අසත්‍ය බව ඔප්පු කරනවා, නිෂ්ප්‍රභා කරනවා

How to use "disprove" in a sentence:

disprove something

The evidence presented by the defense disprove the prosecutor's claims.

dispute

🗣️ /dɪˈspjuːt/

තර්ක කරනවා

How to use "dispute" in a sentence:

dispute something

They disputed the results of the election.

dispute that...

I dispute that it was the right decision.

dispute wh-

I dispute whether he actually won the race.

disqualify

🗣️ /dɪsˈkwɒlɪfaɪ/

තරඟයකට සහභාගීවීම අහිමි කරනවා

How to use "disqualify" in a sentence:

disqualify someone/something (from something)

The referee has the authority to disqualify any player who breaks the rules from the game.

disregard

🗣️ /ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːd/

නොසලකා හරිනවා

How to use "disregard" in a sentence:

disregard something

I disregard your advice.

disrespect

🗣️ /ˌdɪsrɪˈspekt/

නිගරු කරනවා

How to use "disrespect" in a sentence:

disrespect someone/something

"Billy showed disrespect towards his teacher by talking back during class."

disrupt

🗣️ /dɪsˈrʌpt/

කඩා කප්පල් කරනවා

How to use "disrupt" in a sentence:

disrupt something

The loud noise from the construction site disrupted my concentration during the test.

dissect

🗣️ /daɪˈsekt/

(දේහයක්) අධ්‍යනය කරන්නට කැබලි කපනවා

How to use "dissect" in a sentence:

dissect something

The students will dissect a frog in their biology class tomorrow.

dissolve

🗣️ /dɪˈzɒlv/

දිය වෙනවා, දිය කරනවා

How to use "dissolve" in a sentence:

dissolve (something) (in something)

The sugar dissolves in the hot tea.

distil

🗣️ /dɪˈstɪl/

ආසවනය මගින් පෙරා ගන්නවා

How to use "distil" in a sentence:

distil something (from something)

I will distil the essence of the poem from its complex language.

distinguish

🗣️ /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/

වෙන්කොට හඳුනාගන්නවා

How to use "distinguish" in a sentence:

distinguish A from B

I can distinguish the sound of a duck from that of a chicken.

distinguish between A and B

One of the key skills in science is the ability to distinguish between observations and inferences.

distort

🗣️ /dɪˈstɔːt/

විකෘති කරනවා

How to use "distort" in a sentence:

distort something

I distorted the truth in order to protect my friend.

distract

🗣️ /dɪˈstrækt/

අවධානය වෙනතකට හරවනවා

How to use "distract" in a sentence:

distract someone (from something)

The loud noise outside distracted me from my work.

distribute

🗣️ /dɪˈstrɪbjuːt/

බෙදාහරිනවා

How to use "distribute" in a sentence:

distribute something (to/among someone)

I distribute worksheets to my students.

disturb

🗣️ /dɪˈstɜːb/

බාධා කරනවා

How to use "disturb" in a sentence:

disturb someone/something

"The loud noise from the construction site disturbed the neighbors."

dive

🗣️ /daɪv/

කිමිදෙනවා

How to use "dive" in a sentence:

dive (into something)

She dove into the pool.

diverge

🗣️ /daɪˈvɜːdʒ/

විහිදී යනවා, වෙනස් මගක් ගන්නවා

How to use "diverge" in a sentence:

diverge from something

The road diverges from the main highway at this point.

divide

🗣️ /dɪˈvaɪd/

කොටස් කරනවා, බෙදා දෙනවා

How to use "divide" in a sentence:

divide something (into something)

The teacher divided the class into groups for a group project.

divide something between A and B

He divided the cake between his two children.

divorce

🗣️ /dɪˈvɔːs/

දික්කසාද වෙනවා, දික්කසාද කරනවා

How to use "divorce" in a sentence:

divorce (someone)

She wants to divorce her husband.

divulge

🗣️ /daɪˈvʌldʒ/

රහසිගතව තිබිය යුතු යමක් හෙළි කරනවා

How to use "divulge" in a sentence:

divulge something to someone

She hesitated to divulge the secret to her friend.

dominate

🗣️ /ˈdɒmɪneɪt/

ආධිපත්‍යය පවත්වනවා, පාලනය කරනවා, කැපී පෙනෙනවා

How to use "dominate" in a sentence:

dominate (someone/something)

"She dominated her opponent in the tennis match."

donate

🗣️ /dəʊˈneɪt/

පරිත්‍යාග කරනවා

How to use "donate" in a sentence:

donate something (to someone/something)

She donated her old clothes to a local charity.

dote

🗣️ /dəʊt/

වැරදි දැක දැකත් ආදරය කරනවා

How to use "dote" in a sentence:

dote on someone/something

I dote on my cat and spoil her with treats and toys.

double

🗣️ /ˈdʌbl/

දෙගුණ කරනවා

How to use "double" in a sentence:

double something

He doubled his salary by getting a second job.

doubt

🗣️ /daʊt/

වියහැකියාව සැක කරනවා

How to use "doubt" in a sentence:

doubt someone/something

I doubt her ability to pass the test.

down

🗣️ /daʊn/

පහත හෙළනවා

How to use "down" in a sentence:

down someone/something

I put my backpack down on the chair.

download

🗣️ /ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/

එක් පරිගණකයකින් තවත් පරිගණකයකට (අන්තර්ජාලය හරහා) දත්ත ලබා ගනන්වා

How to use "download" in a sentence:

download something

I downloaded a new mobile app last night.

drag

🗣️ /dræɡ/

බලෙන් ඇදගෙන යනවා

How to use "drag" in a sentence:

drag someone/something

My brother dragged the heavy suitcase to the car.

drain

🗣️ /dreɪn/

දිය බහින්න සලස්වනවා

How to use "drain" in a sentence:

drain (something)

The sink was clogged, so I used a plunger to drain the water.

drape

🗣️ /dreɪp/

ලිහිල්ව ඔතනවා

How to use "drape" in a sentence:

drape someone/something in something

She draped the flag over her shoulders to show her patriotism.

drape something around someone/something

I draped a blanket around her shoulders to keep her warm.

draw*

🗣️ /drɔː/

අඳිනවා, අදිනවා, ජය පරාජයෙන් තොරව අවසන් කරනවා

How to use "draw" in a sentence:

draw something

She drew a beautiful picture of a flower.

draw someone/something

The artist drew a beautiful landscape.

dream**

🗣️ /driːm/

හීන දකිනවා, හීන බලනවා

How to use "dream*" in a sentence:

dream* of/about someone/something

He dreams of becoming a doctor one day.

dream* something

She dreams of becoming a doctor one day.

dream* that...

I dream of becoming a doctor one day.

dress

🗣️ /dres/

ඇඳුම් අඳිනවා, ඇඳුම් අන්දනවා

How to use "dress" in a sentence:

dress (someone) (in something)

She dressed her child in a cute pink dress for the party.

drink*

🗣️ /drɪŋk/

බොනවා

How to use "drink" in a sentence:

drink (something)

I drink water every morning for good health.

drip

🗣️ /drɪp/

(දියරයක්) බින්දුව බින්දුව වෑස්සෙනවා

How to use "drip" in a sentence:

drip (something)

Water drips slowly from the faucet.

drive*

🗣️ /draɪv/

(වාහනයක්) පදවනවා

How to use "drive" in a sentence:

drive (something),

She drives the car to work every morning.

someone (adv./prep.)

He drives carefully.

drizzle

🗣️ /ˈdrɪzl/

පොද වැස්සක් වටෙනවා

How to use "drizzle" in a sentence:

The rain began to drizzle lightly as we walked to the store.

drop

🗣️ /drɒp/

යම් දෙයක් වැටෙනවා/වට්ටනවා

How to use "drop" in a sentence:

drop (something)

She dropped her pencil on the floor.

drown

🗣️ /draʊn/

දියේ ගිලෙනවා, දියේ ගිල්වනවා, යටපත් කරනවා

How to use "drown" in a sentence:

drown (someone) (in something)

She drowned her sorrows in a bottle of wine.

dry

🗣️ /draɪ/

වේලෙනවා, වේලනවා

How to use "dry" in a sentence:

dry (someone/something)

The towel will dry the wet dishes.

dub

🗣️ /dʌb/

හඬ කවනවා

How to use "dub" in a sentence:

dub something (into something)

She dubbed the movie into Spanish to make it more accessible for international viewers.

duck

🗣️ /dʌk/