earn

🗣️ /ɜːn/

උපයනවා, උත්සාහයෙන් ලබාගන්නවා

How to use "earn" in a sentence:

earn something

• She earns $500 a week.

earn someone something

• The student's hard work and dedication earned her parents' pride.

eat*

🗣️ /iːt/

කනවා

How to use "eat" in a sentence:

eat something

• I eat breakfast every morning.

edit

🗣️ /ˈedɪt/

සංස්කරණය කරනවා

How to use "edit" in a sentence:

edit something

• I will edit the video for the school project tonight.

educate

🗣️ /ˈedʒukeɪt/

අධ්‍යාපනය දෙනවා, උපදෙස් දෙනවා

How to use "educate" in a sentence:

educate someone (in/on something)

• I will educate my students in the basics of grammar and punctuation.

eject

🗣️ /iˈdʒekt/

බලෙන් ඉවත් කරනවා

How to use "eject" in a sentence:

eject someone/something (from something)

• The teacher ejected the disruptive student from the classroom.

elaborate

🗣️ /ɪˈlæbəreɪt/

විස්තර වශයෙන් පැහැදිලි කරනවා

How to use "elaborate" in a sentence:

elaborate (something)

• Please elaborate your answer for the essay question.

elaborate on/upon something

• John asked me to elaborate on the new project plan during the meeting.

elect

🗣️ /ɪˈlekt/

තෝරා පත් කරගන්නවා

How to use "elect" in a sentence:

elect someone/something

• The people of our town will elect a new mayor tomorrow.

elect someone to something

• He was elected to be the president of the club.

elect someone as someone

• The committee elected her as the new president.

elevate

🗣️ /ˈelɪveɪt/

ඉහලට උස්සනවා

How to use "elevate" in a sentence:

elevate someone/something (to something)

• I will elevate you to captain if you keep working hard and showing leadership skills.

eliminate

🗣️ /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/

ඉවත් කරනවා

How to use "eliminate" in a sentence:

eliminate someone/something (from something)

• "We need to eliminate plastic bags from our environment."

email

🗣️ /ˈiːmeɪl/

ඊමේල් කරනවා

How to use "email" in a sentence:

email something (to someone)

• I will email my report to my boss.

email someone something

• I will email my boss the project report.

embalm

🗣️ /ɪmˈbɑːm/

මළ සිරුරු එම්බාම් කරනවා

How to use "embalm" in a sentence:

embalm something

• The body of the deceased was embalmed before the funeral.

embark

🗣️ /ɪmˈbɑːk/

නැව් නගිනවා, නැවකට පටවා යවනවා

How to use "embark" in a sentence:

embark (someone/something)

• I will embark my students on a journey of learning English through interactive activities.

embarrass

🗣️ /ɪmˈbærəs/

ලැජ්ජාවට/අපහසුතාවයට පත් කරනවා

How to use "embarrass" in a sentence:

embarrass someone

• The prank call embarrassed her.

embed

🗣️ /ɪmˈbed/

කාවද්දනවා

How to use "embed" in a sentence:

embed something (in something)

• He embedded the diamond in the ring.

emboss

🗣️ /ɪmˈbɒs/

මතු වී සිටින සේ කැටයම් කරනවා

How to use "emboss" in a sentence:

emboss B on A

• The teacher embossed the student's name on the certificate.

emboss A with B

• I will emboss this certificate with your name to make it special.

embrace

🗣️ /ɪmˈbreɪs/

වැළඳ ගන්නවා

How to use "embrace" in a sentence:

embrace someone/something

• I will embrace my grandmother when she arrives.

emerge

🗣️ /iˈmɜːdʒ/

මතු වෙනවා, එළියට එනවා

How to use "emerge" in a sentence:

emerge as something

• The caterpillar will eventually emerge as a beautiful butterfly.

emerge from something

• The butterfly emerged from its cocoon.

emerge into something

• The butterfly emerges into the beautiful world after its long cocoon stage.

emigrate

🗣️ /ˈemɪɡreɪt/

පිටිරට පදිංචියට යනවා, සක්‍රමණය වෙනවා

How to use "emigrate" in a sentence:

emigrate (from …) (to …)

• "He emigrated from Sri Lanka to Canada for better job opportunities."

emit

🗣️ /iˈmɪt/

විමෝචනය කරනවා, ආලෝකය/තාපය වැනි යමක් නිකුත් කරනවා

How to use "emit" in a sentence:

emit something

• The old factory emits harmful gases into the atmosphere.

empathize

🗣️ /ˈempəθaɪz/

සංවේදනාත්මකව සලකනවා

How to use "empathize" in a sentence:

empathize (with someone/something)

• I empathize with your struggle to learn English as a second language.

emphasize

🗣️ /ˈemfəsaɪz/

අවධාරණය කරනවා, විශේෂ/වැදගත් කොට පෙන්වනවා

How to use "emphasize" in a sentence:

emphasize something

• I always emphasize the importance of grammar to my students.

emphasize that...

• I want to emphasize that studying regularly is essential for academic success.

employ

🗣️ /ɪmˈplɔɪ/

වැඩක යොදවනවා, රැකියාවක් දෙනවා

How to use "employ" in a sentence:

employ someone/something

• I will employ a new teaching method in my next class.

empty

🗣️ /ˈempti/

හිස් කරනවා, හිස් වෙනවා

How to use "empty" in a sentence:

empty something

• I emptied the trash can yesterday.

enable

🗣️ /ɪˈneɪbl/

හැකියාව ලබාදෙනවා

How to use "enable" in a sentence:

enable someone/something (to do something)

• The new computer software will enable students to complete their assignments more efficiently.

encounter

🗣️ /ɪnˈkaʊntə(r)/

අහම්බෙන් මුහුණ පාන්නට සිදුවෙනවා

How to use "encounter" in a sentence:

encounter someone/something

• I encounter my friend at the store every week.

encourage

🗣️ /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ/

ධෛර්යමත් කරනවා, අනුබල දෙනවා

How to use "encourage" in a sentence:

encourage someone to do something

• I encouraged my students to study harder for their exams.

end

🗣️ /end/

අවසාන කරනවා

How to use "end" in a sentence:

end something

• He ended the game.

endanger

🗣️ /ɪnˈdeɪndʒə(r)/

අනතුරේ දමනවා

How to use "endanger" in a sentence:

endanger someone/something

• "Polluting the river can endanger the lives of the fish living in it."

endorse

🗣️ /ɪnˈdɔːs/

අනුමැතිය පළ කරනවා

How to use "endorse" in a sentence:

endorse something

• I endorse this candidate for president.

endure

🗣️ /ɪnˈdjʊə(r)/

විඳ දරා ගන්නවා

How to use "endure" in a sentence:

endure something

• He endured the long and difficult journey to reach the top of the mountain.

endure doing something

• "I can't endure staying up late every night to finish my homework."

energize

🗣️ /ˈenədʒaɪz/

ශක්තිය ලබා දෙනවා

How to use "energize" in a sentence:

energize someone/something

• She energized her body by taking a walk in the morning.

enforce

🗣️ /ɪnˈfɔːs/

(නීතියක්) ක්‍රියාත්මක කරනවා. බල කර සිටිනවා

How to use "enforce" in a sentence:

enforce something (on/against someone/something)

• The government will enforce new traffic laws on all drivers starting next week.

engage

🗣️ /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/

යමකට ඈඳාගන්නවා/බැඳගන්නවා, වැඩක යෙදෙනවා

How to use "engage" in a sentence:

engage something

• The students were eager to engage the new material in class.

engage someone/something to do something

• I engaged a plumber to fix my leaking faucet.

engage with someone

• I engage with my students by asking them questions and listening to their responses.

engineer

🗣️ /ˌendʒɪˈnɪə(r)/

ශිල්පීයව යමක් හදනවා

How to use "engineer" in a sentence:

engineer something

• I will engineer a new bridge for the city's infrastructure.

engrave

🗣️ /ɪnˈɡreɪv/

කැටයම් කොටනවා

How to use "engrave" in a sentence:

engrave B on A

• She engraved her initials on the back of the pendant.

engrave A with B

• I will engrave your name with a heart on this bracelet.

enhance

🗣️ /ɪnˈhɑːns/

වැඩි දියුණු කරනවා

How to use "enhance" in a sentence:

enhance something

• "I use technology to enhance my students' learning experience."

enjoy

🗣️ /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/

රස විඳිනවා, ප්‍රීති වෙනවා, ප්‍රයෝජන ලබනවා

How to use "enjoy" in a sentence:

enjoy something

• I enjoy coffee in the morning.

enjoy doing something

• I enjoy playing soccer on the weekends.

enlarge

🗣️ /ɪnˈlɑːdʒ/

විශාල කරනවා, විශාල වෙනවා

How to use "enlarge" in a sentence:

enlarge (something)

• One example sentence could be: "I will enlarge the picture on the screen for everyone in the

enlighten

🗣️ /ɪnˈlaɪtn/

අවබෝධ කරදෙනවා

How to use "enlighten" in a sentence:

enlighten someone

• I will enlighten my students on the importance of proper grammar in written communication.

enlist

🗣️ /ɪnˈlɪst/

උදව්වට/ආධාරයට

බඳවා ගන්නවා

How to use "enlist" in a sentence:

enlist someone (in something)

• She enlisted her brother in the school's volunteer program.

enquire

🗣️ /ɪnˈkwaɪə(r)/

පුදගලයෙක්ගෙන් යමක් විමසනවා

How to use "enquire" in a sentence:

enquire something

• I enquired the price of the new book.

enquire about someone/something

• I have to enquire about your recent absence from school.

enquire wh-

• Enquire what the dress code is for the event.

enrage

🗣️ /ɪnˈreɪdʒ/

කෙනෙක්ව කුපිත කරනවා

How to use "enrage" in a sentence:

enrage someone

• He enraging his colleagues with his constant criticism.

enrich

🗣️ /ɪnˈrɪtʃ/

සාරවත් කරනවා, පොහොසත් කරනවා

How to use "enrich" in a sentence:

enrich someone/something (with something)

• The new science curriculum aims to enrich students with practical experiments and hands-on learning experiences.

enroll

🗣️ /ɪnˈrəʊl/

(පාඨමාලාවකට/පාසලකට) ලියාපදිංචි කරනවා/වෙනවා

How to use "enroll" in a sentence:

enroll (something)

• I enrolled in a photography class last month.

enslave

🗣️ /ɪnˈsleɪv/

වහල්භාවයට ගන්නවා

How to use "enslave" in a sentence:

enslave someone/something

• The cruel king wanted to enslave the neighboring kingdom and make all its citizens his servants.

ensure

🗣️ /ɪnˈʃʊə(r)/

සහතික කරනවා, සහතික වෙනවා

How to use "ensure" in a sentence:

ensure someone/something

• I ensure my students understand the concept before moving on to the next lesson.

ensure that...

• I ensure that all my students understand the lesson before moving on to the next one.

entangle

🗣️ /ɪnˈtæŋɡl/

උගුලක/කරදරේක පටලවනවා

How to use "entangle" in a sentence:

entangle someone/something (in/with something)

• I had to entangle the rope with the branches to create a strong bridge over the river.

enter

🗣️ /ˈentə(r)/

ඇතුල්වෙනවා, ඇතුලත්වෙනවා, ඇතුලත් කරනවා

How to use "enter" in a sentence:

enter something

• She enters the room and greets everyone.

enter someone (in/for something)

• They entered me in the competition.

entertain

🗣️ /ˌentəˈteɪn/

විනෝද කරනවා, (ඉල්ලීමක්) සලකා බලනවා

How to use "entertain" in a sentence:

entertain someone

• Bill entertained his guests with magic tricks at the dinner party.

entertain something

• She entertained the idea of studying abroad next year.

entrap

🗣️ /ɪnˈtræp/

උගුලකට හසු කර ගන්නවා

How to use "entrap" in a sentence:

entrap someone/something (into doing something)

• He tried to entrap me into stealing the money, but I refused.

entrust

🗣️ /ɪnˈtrʌst/

(වගකීමක්) බාරකරනවා

How to use "entrust" in a sentence:

entrust A (to B)

• I entrusted my car to my brother while I was on vacation.

envy

🗣️ /ˈenvi/

ඊර්ෂ්‍යා කරනවා

How to use "envy" in a sentence:

envy someone/something

• I envy his intelligence.

equal

🗣️ /ˈiːkwəl/

සමාන වෙනවා

How to use "equal" in a sentence:

equal something

• The price of the two products is equal.

equalise

🗣️ /ˈiːkwəlaɪz/

සමාන කරනවා

How to use "equalise" in a sentence:

equalise something

• The students must equalise their efforts in order to be successful.

equate

🗣️ /iˈkweɪt/

සමාන ලෙස සිතනවා

How to use "equate" in a sentence:

equate something (with something)

• I equate hard work with success.

equip

🗣️ /ɪˈkwɪp/

(උපකරණයක්) සම්පාදනය කරනවා

How to use "equip" in a sentence:

equip someone/something (with something)

• Sinhala Translation: මගේ සිද

eradicate

🗣️ /ɪˈrædɪkeɪt/

මුලින් උපුටා දමනවා

How to use "eradicate" in a sentence:

eradicate something (from something)

• He promised to eradicate all forms of corruption from the government.

erase

🗣️ /ɪˈreɪz/

මකා දමනවා

How to use "erase" in a sentence:

erase something (from something)

• I will erase the handwriting from the whiteboard before the next class.

erode

🗣️ /ɪˈrəʊd/

ඛාදනය වෙනවා, ක්‍රමයෙන් විනාශ වෙනවා

How to use "erode" in a sentence:

erode (something) (away)

• The constant rain eroded the soil away from the riverbank.

escalate

🗣️ /ˈeskəleɪt/

ක්‍රමයෙන් වැඩි වෙනවා

How to use "escalate" in a sentence:

escalate (something) (into something)

• The situation escalated into a full-blown argument between the two coworkers.

escape

🗣️ /ɪˈskeɪp/

බේරෙනවා, පලායනවා

How to use "escape" in a sentence:

escape (from someone/something)

• The prisoner managed to escape from the guards.

escape something

• I let the chicken out of the coop, but it managed to escape.

escort

🗣️ /ɪˈskɔːt/

පරෙස්සමින් ඇරලනවා

How to use "escort" in a sentence:

escort someone (adv./prep.)

• The soldiers escorted the prisoner through the crowded streets.

establish

🗣️ /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/

පිහිටුවනවා, ස්ථාපනය කරනවා, තහවුරු කරනවා

How to use "establish" in a sentence:

establish something

• I want to establish a new reading routine for my students.

establish someone/something (in something) (as something)

• She established herself as a renowned author in the literary community.

estimate

🗣️ /ˈestɪmeɪt/

තක්සේරු කරනවා

How to use "estimate" in a sentence:

estimate something (at something)

• I estimate the distance to the park at two miles.

eulogize

🗣️ /ˈjuːlədʒaɪz/

බොහොම ඉහළින් වර්ණනා කරනවා

How to use "eulogize" in a sentence:

eulogize someone/something

• The students were asked to eulogize a famous historical figure for their class presentation.

evacuate

🗣️ /ɪˈvækjueɪt/

(මිනිසුන්ගෙන්) හිස් කරනවා

How to use "evacuate" in a sentence:

evacuate something

• We will evacuate the building in case of a fire.

evacuate someone (from …) (to …)

• "The government has ordered us to evacuate all residents from the flooded area to the nearby shelter."

evade

🗣️ /ɪˈveɪd/

මගහරිනවා

How to use "evade" in a sentence:

evade someone/something

• She tried to evade the paparazzi by sneaking out the back door.

evaluate

🗣️ /ɪˈvæljueɪt/

තත්වය ගණනය කරනවා

How to use "evaluate" in a sentence:

evaluate something

• I need to evaluate your writing skills before assigning grades.

evaporate

🗣️ /ɪˈvæpəreɪt/

වාෂ්ප වෙනවා, වාෂ්ප කරනවා

How to use "evaporate" in a sentence:

evaporate (something)

• The water will evaporate in the hot sun.

evict

🗣️ /ɪˈvɪkt/

(ගෙදරකින්/ඉඩමකින්) එළවනවා

How to use "evict" in a sentence:

evict someone (from something)

• The landlord evicted the tenants from the apartment for not paying rent on time.

evoke

🗣️ /ɪˈvəʊk/

(හැඟීම්/මතක ආදිය) උපද්දනවා/අවුස්සනවා

How to use "evoke" in a sentence:

evoke something

• His music evokes a sense of nostalgia for the good old days.

evolve

🗣️ /iˈvɒlv/

පරිණාමය වෙනවා

How to use "evolve" in a sentence:

evolve (from something) (into something)

• Birds evolved from dinosaurs into the flying creatures we know today.

exaggerate

🗣️ /ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt/

වැඩිකර පෙන්වනවා, අතිශයෝක්තියෙන් කියනවා

How to use "exaggerate" in a sentence:

exaggerate something

• He always exaggerates his accomplishments to make himself sound more impressive.

examine

🗣️ /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/

පරීක්ෂා කරනවා

How to use "examine" in a sentence:

examine someone/something

• She examined the patient's throat for any signs of infection.

exasperate

🗣️ /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪt/

තරහ ගස්සනවා, අවුස්සනවා

How to use "exasperate" in a sentence:

exasperate someone

• She was exasperated by her students constantly interrupting her during class.

excavate

🗣️ /ˈekskəveɪt/

කණිනවා

How to use "excavate" in a sentence:

excavate something

• We excavated artifacts at the archaeological site last week.

exceed

🗣️ /ɪkˈsiːd/

ඉක්මවා යනවා

How to use "exceed" in a sentence:

exceed something

• The amount of time you spend on homework should not exceed one hour.

excel

🗣️ /ɪkˈsel/

උත්කෘෂ්ට වෙනවා

How to use "excel" in a sentence:

excel (in/at something)

• She excels in math, consistently earning top grades in the class.

except

🗣️ /ɪkˈsept/

බැහැර කරනවා

How to use "except" in a sentence:

except someone/something

• Everyone has arrived for the party except Sam.

exchange

🗣️ /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/

හුවමාරු කරගන්නවා

How to use "exchange" in a sentence:

exchange something with someone

• I exchanged my pencil with my friend for a pen.

exchange something for something

• I exchanged my old phone for a new one.

excite

🗣️ /ɪkˈsaɪt/

සිතිවිලි කළඹනවා

How to use "excite" in a sentence:

excite someone

• I always excite my students by showing them new and interesting learning materials.

exclaim

🗣️ /ɪkˈskleɪm/

එක පාරටම හඬ නගා කියනවා

How to use "exclaim" in a sentence:

exclaim (that)

• She exclaimed that she had found her lost wallet.

exclude

🗣️ /ɪkˈskluːd/

බැහැර කරනවා

How to use "exclude" in a sentence:

exclude someone/something (from something)

• I always exclude my sister from our group projects because she never does any work.

excuse

🗣️ /ɪkˈskjuːz/

සමාව දෙනවා, වගකීමෙන් නිදහස් කරනවා

How to use "excuse" in a sentence:

excuse someone/something (for something)

• I always try to excuse my students' tardiness for a good reason.

execute

🗣️ /ˈeksɪkjuːt/

මරණ දඬුවම දෙනවා, ක්‍රියාත්මක කරනවා

How to use "execute" in a sentence:

execute someone (for something)

• The court will execute the criminal for his heinous crimes.

execute something

• He executed the order flawlessly.

exemplify

🗣️ /ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪ/

යමකට ආදර්ශයක්ව පවතිනවා, උදාහරණ දෙනවා

How to use "exemplify" in a sentence:

exemplify something

• The painting exemplifies the artist's mastery of color blending techniques.

exercise

🗣️ /ˈeksəsaɪz/

ව්‍යායාම කරනවා, ව්‍යායාම කරවනවා, භාවිතයේ යොදවනවා

How to use "exercise" in a sentence:

exercise (something)

• I often exercise control over my eating habits.

exhale

🗣️ /eksˈheɪl/

ප්‍රාශ්වාස කරනවා

How to use "exhale" in a sentence:

exhale (something)

• The student exhaled the air slowly during the relaxation exercise.

exhasut

🗣️ /ɪɡˈzɔːst/

ගොඩක් මහන්සි කරනවා, හිස් කරනවා, ඉවර කරනවා

How to use "exhasut" in a sentence:

exhasut someone

• She was completely exhausted after running the marathon yesterday.

exhasut something

• The marathon runner was completely exhausted after finishing the race.

exhibit

🗣️ /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/

ප්‍රදර්ශනය කරනවා

How to use "exhibit" in a sentence:

exhibit (something) (at/in …)

• She will exhibit her paintings at the art gallery next week.

exhilarate

🗣️ /ɪɡˈzɪləreɪt/

මහත් සේ සතුට පත් කරනවා

How to use "exhilarate" in a sentence:

exhilarate someone

• The news of her promotion exhilarated the entire office.

exile

🗣️ /ˈeksaɪl/

පිටුවහල් කරනවා

How to use "exile" in a sentence:

exile someone (from …)

• The dictator exiled his political opponents from the country.

exist

🗣️ /ɪɡˈzɪst/

පවතිනවා

How to use "exist" in a sentence:

• The flowers exist in the garden.

exit

🗣️ /ˈeɡzɪt/

පිටවෙනවා

How to use "exit" in a sentence:

exit (adv./prep.)

• The students will exit through the main entrance.

exit from something

• He exits from his car and walks towards the building.

exit something

• She exited the building without saying goodbye.

expand

🗣️ /ɪkˈspænd/

ව්‍යාප්ත වෙනවා, ව්‍යාප්ත කරනවා

How to use "expand" in a sentence:

expand (something)

• I expanded the yoga mat before starting my practice.

expect

🗣️ /ɪkˈspekt/

අපේක්ෂා කරනවා, බලාපොරොත්තු වෙනවා

How to use "expect" in a sentence:

expect (something) (from/of someone/something)

• I expect good behavior from my students in class.

experience

🗣️ /ɪkˈspɪəriəns/

යමක් අත් දකිනවා

How to use "experience" in a sentence:

experience something

• I experienced the thrill of skydiving last summer.

experiment

🗣️ /ɪkˈsperɪmənt/

අත්හදා බැලීම්/පරීක්ෂණ කරනවා

How to use "experiment" in a sentence:

experiment (on someone/something)

• She decided to experiment on the new plant to see which conditions it thrives in.

experiment with something

• I like to experiment with different recipes when I cook.

expire

🗣️ /ɪkˈspaɪə(r)/

කල් ඉකුත් වෙනවා, අවලංගු වෙනවා

How to use "expire" in a sentence:

• The milk will expire tomorrow.

explain

🗣️ /ɪkˈspleɪn/

කරුණු පැහැදිලි කරදෙනවා

How to use "explain" in a sentence:

explain (something) (to someone)

• I will explain the concept to you.

explain that...

• "Explain that the Earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours."

explain wh-

• Explain why you were late for class.

explode

🗣️ /ɪkˈspləʊd/

පිපිරෙනවා, පුපුරවනවා

How to use "explode" in a sentence:

explode (something)

• The firework exploded.

exploit

🗣️ /ɪkˈsplɔɪt/

සූරාකනවා, අසීමිතව/අසාධාරණ විදියට ප්‍රයෝජනයට ගන්නවා

How to use "exploit" in a sentence:

exploit something

• She exploited her knowledge of computer programming to secure a high-paying job.

exploit someone

• I do not condone exploiting someone for personal gain, as it is selfish and unethical.

explore

🗣️ /ɪkˈsplɔː(r)/

ගවේෂණය කරනවා

How to use "explore" in a sentence:

explore (something) (for something)

• Sheila decided to explore the forest for hidden treasures.

export

🗣️ /ɪkˈspɔːt/

අපනයනය කරනවා, පිටරට යවනවා

How to use "export" in a sentence:

export (something) (to someone)

• He exports pineapples to Japan.

expose

🗣️ /ɪkˈspəʊz/

අනාවරණය කරනවා

How to use "expose" in a sentence:

expose someone/something (to someone/something)

• I will expose my students to different forms of literature in order to broaden their perspectives.

express

🗣️ /ɪkˈspres/

(සිතිවිල්ලක්/අදහසක්) ප්‍රකාශ කරනවා, මිරිකා යුෂ ගන්නවා

How to use "express" in a sentence:

express something (to someone)

• I express my gratitude to my parents for their support in my studies.

express something (from something)

• I expressed my opinion from my personal experiences.

extend

🗣️ /ɪkˈstend/

දික් කරනවා

How to use "extend" in a sentence:

extend something

• I extended my vacation by two days.