Engreesi | Examples

sacrifice

🗣️ /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/

කැප කරනවා, පරිත්‍යාග කරනවා, බිලි දෙනවා

How to use "sacrifice" in a sentence:

sacrifice something (for someone/something)

She sacrificed her free time to volunteer at the homeless shelter.

sacrifice (someone/something)

He sacrificed his own happiness for the sake of his family's well-being.

satisfy

🗣️ /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/

තෘප්තිමත් කරනවා

How to use "satisfy" in a sentence:

satisfy someone (of someone)

She satisfied the interviewer of her qualifications with her strong resume.

satisfy something

I will satisfy your request for more practice exercises.

satisfy someone (that)

I can satisfy you that your hard work will pay off in the end.

save

🗣️ /seɪv/

ගලවා ගන්නවා, බේරා ගන්නවා, ඉතිරි කරනවා

How to use "save" in a sentence:

save someone/something (from something)

He saved the cat from the tree.

save something (for someone/something)

I always save some money for my child's college education.

save someone something

"I will save you this seat for later."

save (someone) (something) on something

I save your progress on my computer.

save (someone) doing something

I saved him from falling off the cliff.

say*

🗣️ /seɪ/

කියනවා

How to use "say" in a sentence:

say something to someone

He said something to her during their argument.

say that...

I say that English is a beautiful language.

schedule

🗣️ /ˈʃedʒuːl/

(වෙලාවක් දාගන්නවා) සැලසුම් කරගන්නවා

How to use "schedule" in a sentence:

schedule something (for something)

She scheduled a meeting for 2 pm on Monday.

schedule someone/something to do something

I have scheduled my class to take a test next week.

score

🗣️ /skɔː(r

ලකුණු ගන්නවා

How to use "score" in a sentence:

score something (adv./prep.)

The soccer player scored a goal with an impressive header.

scream

🗣️ /skriːm/

(බයෙන්/වේදනාවෙන්) කෑගහනවා, මොර දෙනවා

How to use "scream" in a sentence:

scream (out) (in/with something)

The child screamed in pain as the bee stung him.

scream (out) (for someone/something)

She screamed out for her husband to help her when she saw the spider crawling up the wall.

scream at someone (to do something)

She screamed at her team to run faster on the field.

scream (out) that

I screamed that I saw a spider in my room.

search

🗣️ /sɜːtʃ/

සොයනවා, තියුණු ලෙස පරීක්ෂා කර බලනවා

How to use "search" in a sentence:

search (something) (for someone/something)

I am searching the house for my missing keys.

search someone for something

I will search the suspect for any weapons during the interrogation.

secure

🗣️ /sɪˈkjʊə(r)/

ලබා ගන්නට සමත් වෙනවා, යමකට තදින් ගැට ගසනවා, සුරක්ෂිත කරනවා

How to use "secure" in a sentence:

secure something (for someone/something)

I will secure a table for the guests at the party.

secure something to something

I secured the rope to the flagpole to prevent it from falling.

secure something

She secured the door before leaving the house to ensure her safety.

see*

🗣️ /siː/

දකිනවා, බලනවා, හමු වෙනවා

How to use "see" in a sentence:

see (someone/something)

I see the birds flying in the sky.

see that...

I see that you have finished your homework.

see wh-

I saw what you did.

see someone/something + adj.

I see my friends tired after a long day.

see someone/something doing something

I see John running in the park.

see someone/something do something

I see my cat sleeping on the couch.

seek*

🗣️ /siːk/

හොයනවා, ඉල්ලා සිටිනවා, උත්සාහ කරනවා

How to use "seek" in a sentence:

seek someone/something

The detective seeks the truth.

seek for someone/something

She sought for her lost puppy all over the neighborhood.

seek something from someone

She sought guidance from her teacher before starting her project.

seek to do something

She seeks to improve her English skills by practicing every day.

seem

🗣️ /siːm/

බැලූ බැල්මට පේනවා (වගේ පේනවා)

How to use "seem" in a sentence:

seem (to someone) (to be) + adj.

She seems happy today.

seem + noun

The sky seems blue.

seem that...

It seems that you have already finished your homework.

seem like something

She seems like a talented dancer.

seem to be/do/have something

The book seems to be heavy.

seize

🗣️ /siːz/

උදුරා ගන්නවා, බලෙන් අල්ලගන්නවා, අත් අඩංගුවට ගන්නවා, අත් පත් කරගන්නවා

How to use "seize" in a sentence:

seize someone/something (from someone)

He seized the book from his little sister without asking.

seize something

The police officer seized the suspect's gun.

seize someone

She seized him by the arm and dragged him out of the room.

select

🗣️ /sɪˈlekt/

තෝරා ගන්නවා

How to use "select" in a sentence:

select someone/something (for/as something)

She selected her best friend for the role of the lead actress in the school play.

select someone/something (to do something)

I will select you to present your project at the next school assembly.

select wh-

The teacher asked the students to select which book they wanted to read for their next assignment.

sell*

🗣️ /sel/

විකුණනවා, විකිණෙනවා

How to use "sell" in a sentence:

sell something (to someone) (for something)

She sells apples to her neighbors for a fair price.

sell someone something (for something)

I sell my products to customers for a reasonable price.

sell (something) (at something)

"We sell vegetables at the market on weekends."

send*

🗣️ /send/

යවනවා, පිටත් කර යවනවා

How to use "send" in a sentence:

send someone something

She sends her sister a birthday present.

send something (to someone)

She sent a letter to her friend.

send something (that)

I sent a letter yesterday.

send someone/something (adv./prep.)

I will send my friend an email tomorrow.

send someone/something (to do something)

I will send my daughter to buy groceries.

send someone + adj.

She sent her family some delicious sweets.

separate

🗣️ /ˈsepəreɪt/

වෙන් කරනවා, වෙන් වෙනවා

How to use "separate" in a sentence:

separate (something) (from something)

I will separate the red apples from the green apples for the fruit salad.

separate (something) into something

I will separate the groceries into two bags.

separate something and something

"It is important to separate your recyclables and non-recyclables when disposing of waste."

serve

🗣️ /sɜːv/

අහාර බෙදනවා/පිළිගන්වනවා, සේවය කරනවා

How to use "serve" in a sentence:

serve something (to someone)

I will serve dinner to my family tonight.

serve someone something

I serve my family dinner.

serve something + adj.

I served my guests hot soup for dinner.

serve someone (as something)

She serves her family as a caretaker.

serve in/on/with something

The waiter serves water with the meal.

serve under/with someone

She serves under her boss and follows all his instructions.

set*

🗣️ /set/

සකස් කරනවා, සවි කරනවා, පිහිටුවනවා, තබනවා, (ඉර/හඳ) බැස යනවා

How to use "set" in a sentence:

set someone/something (adv./prep.)

She set the books on the shelf carefully.

set someone/something doing something

I set my students to work on their grammar exercises.

set something

Would you please set the table for dinner?

settle

🗣️ /ˈsetl/

එකඟත්වයට එනවා, (ණය) ගෙවා අවසන් කරනවා, තැන්පත් වෙනවා, පදිංචි වෙනවා

How to use "settle" in a sentence:

settle (something)

She will settle the bill at the restaurant.

settle something

He finally agreed to settle the argument between his two friends.

settle adv./prep.

She settled comfortably into her new home.

settle someone/something (adv./prep.)

The lawyer settled the case quietly out of court.

shake*

🗣️ /ʃeɪk/

සොලවනවා/සෙලවෙනවා, ගස්සනවා/ගැස්සෙනවා, වෙවුලනවා, තර්ජනය කරනවා, අතට අත දෙනවා

How to use "shake" in a sentence:

shake someone/something

He shook his head to show his disagreement.

shake with something

He shook with fear as the spider crawled across his hand.

shape

🗣️ /ʃeɪp/

හැඩ ගන්වනවා, හැඩ ගස්වනවා

How to use "shape" in a sentence:

shape A into B

I shaped the clay into a ball.

shape someone/something

He shapes the clay into a vase.

🗣️ /ʃeə(r)/

බෙදා හදා ගන්නවා, හවුලේ පරිහරණය කරනවා

How to use "share" in a sentence:

share (something) (with someone)

I share my lunch with my friend.

share something (out) (between/among someone)

I will share the cookies out between my two children.

shave

🗣️ /ʃeɪv/

(රැවුල/රෝම/කොණ්ඩය) මුලින්ම කපා දමනවා

How to use "shave" in a sentence:

shave (someone/something)

He always shaves his beard before going to work.

shift

🗣️ /ʃɪft/

(තැනකින් තැනකට/දෙයකින් දෙයකට) මාරු වෙනවා/කරනවා

How to use "shift" in a sentence:

shift something

He shifted his weight to his left foot as he moved forward.

shift something (from …) (to/towards …)

She shifted her weight from one foot to the other.

shine**

🗣️ /ʃaɪn/

දිලිසෙනවා, බබලනවා, ඔප දමනවා

How to use "shine*" in a sentence:

shine* (something)

The sun is shining brightly through the window.

shiver

🗣️ /ˈʃɪvə(r)/

(බයෙන්/සීතලෙන්) වෙවුලනවා

How to use "shiver" in a sentence:

shiver with something

She shivered with fear as she stepped into the haunted house.

shock

🗣️ /ʃɒk/

කම්පනයක්/සංවේගයක්/තිගැස්මක්/පිළිකුලක් ඇති කරනවා

How to use "shock" in a sentence:

shock someone

The news of her death shocked me.

shock someone (that)

The news of her resignation shocked her students.

shock someone (to do something)

The news of his sudden death shocked everyone to tears.

shoot*

🗣️ /ʃuːt/

වෙඩි තියනවා, ඊතලයකින් විදිනවා, සැරෙන් වේගයෙන් යනවා/යවනවා, ඡායාරූප ගන්නවා, චිත්‍රපට හදනවා

How to use "shoot" in a sentence:

shoot someone/something

She shot the target with precision.

shoot (something) (at someone/something)

She shoots the basketball at the hoop.

shoot something (from something)

He shot the arrow from the bow.

shout

🗣️ /ʃaʊt/

කෑගහනවා

How to use "shout" in a sentence:

shout for something

I shouted for help when I fell off my bike.

shout at someone (to do something)

He shouted at his students to stand up for the national anthem.

shout that...

He shouted that he was going to the park.

show*

🗣️ /ʃəʊ/

පෙන්වනවා, පෙන්වාදෙනවා, ප්‍රදර්ශනය කරනවා

How to use "show" in a sentence:

show (someone) that

I will show my students that English grammar can be learned successfully.

show (someone) wh-

I will show her where the store is.

show someone something

John showed Jane the painting.

show something to someone

"I will show the new book to my friend tomorrow."

show someone (adv./prep.)

I will show my students how to use this verb phrase in a sentence.

shrink

🗣️ /ʃrɪŋk/

ප්‍රමාණයෙන් කුඩා වෙනවා/කරනවා

How to use "shrink" in a sentence:

shrink (something)

The shirt shrank in the dryer.

shut*

🗣️ /ʃʌt/

වහනවා, වැහෙනවා

How to use "shut" in a sentence:

shut (something)

I shut the door.

sigh

🗣️ /saɪ/

සුසුමක් හෙලනවා, හූල්ලනවා

How to use "sigh" in a sentence:

sigh (with something)

She sighed heavily with disappointment when she saw her test grade.

sign

🗣️ /saɪn/

අත්සන් කරනවා, ඉඟි කරනවා, සංඥා කරනවා, ගිවිසුම් ගහනවා

How to use "sign" in a sentence:

sign (something)

He quickly signed the contract without reading it.

sign (to/for someone) (to do something)

He signed the document for his lawyer to review.

sign that...

She signed that she will attend the meeting tomorrow.

sign someone

He signed me as his business partner.

sign for something

I will sign for the package when it arrives.

sign with something

I always sign with my left hand.

signal

🗣️ /ˈsɪɡnəl/

සංඥා කරනවා

How to use "signal" in a sentence:

signal (to someone) (for something)

She signaled to the waiter for the bill.

signal to/for someone (to do something)

She signaled to her friend to wait for her outside the store.

signal someone to do something

She signalled her students to line up for recess.

signal something

The lifeguard signaled the swimmers to come back to shore.

signal that...

"The red light signals that it is time to stop."

signal wh-

"The lifeguard signaled the swimmers to stay close to shore."

sing*

🗣️ /sɪŋ/

ගයනා කරනවා, සින්දු කියනවා

How to use "sing" in a sentence:

sing someone something

I will sing you a song.

sing (something) (to someone)

"I will sing a song to my parents at the family reunion tomorrow."

sink*

🗣️ /sɪŋk/

ගිලෙනවා, (නැවක්/බෝට්ටුවක්) ගිල්වනවා

How to use "sink" in a sentence:

sink (something) (adv./prep.)

The ship sank slowly beneath the waves.

sip

🗣️ /sɪp/

හෙමින් හෙමින් බොනවා (තොල ගානවා)

How to use "sip" in a sentence:

sip (at) something

He sipped at his tea, savoring the warmth and flavor.

sit*

🗣️ /sɪt/

වාඩි වෙනවා, වාඩි කරනවා, විභාගයකට පෙනී සිටිනවා

How to use "sit" in a sentence:

sit (someone) (adv./prep.)

He sat his son on the chair.

sit something

The cat sat on the chair.

skip

🗣️ /skɪp/

පැන පැන යනවා, (කොටසක්) මගහරිනවා

How to use "skip" in a sentence:

skip (adv./prep.)

He skipped over the puddle on his way to school.

skip something

He decided to skip breakfast this morning because he was running late.

skip over something

"He quickly skipped over the difficult foreign words in the novel, hoping to understand the story."

skip to something

He skipped to the next chapter to find the answer.

sleep*

🗣️ /sliːp/

නිදා ගන්නවා

How to use "sleep" in a sentence:

sleep (adv./prep.)

She sleeps deeply every night.

slide*

🗣️ /slaɪd/

ලිස්සා යනවා/යවනවා

How to use "slide" in a sentence:

slide (something) (adv./prep.)

She slides the book onto the shelf.

slip

🗣️ /slɪp/

ලිස්සා යනවා, ලිස්සා වැටෙනවා

How to use "slip" in a sentence:

slip (adv./prep.)

She slipped quietly down the hallway.

slip (over)

The banana peel caused him to slip over.

slow

🗣️ /sləʊ/

වේගය අඩු වෙනවා/කරනවා

How to use "slow" in a sentence:

slow (someone/something) (down)

Walking with a heavy backpack slowed me down.

smell**

🗣️ /smel/

ගඳ සුවඳ

පිට කරනවා/දැනෙනවා/බලනවා, ඉව අල්ලනවා

How to use "smell*" in a sentence:

smell* adj.

The flowers smell sweet.

smell* of something

The room smelled of freshly baked cookies.

smell* like something

The food smells like garlic.

smell* something

I can smell the delicious aroma of freshly baked bread.

smell* something doing something

I smell something burning in the kitchen.

smell* that...

I smell something burning.

smile

🗣️ /smaɪl/

සිනහ වෙනවා

How to use "smile" in a sentence:

smile at someone/something

She smiled at her reflection in the mirror.

smile adv./prep.

She smiled happily at her friend.

smoke

🗣️ /sməʊk/

දුම් පිට කරනවා, දුම් බොනවා, දුම් ගස්සනවා

How to use "smoke" in a sentence:

smoke (something)

The man smokes a cigarette outside the building.

sneer

🗣️ /snɪə(r)/

උපහාසාත්මක ලෙස කතා කරනවා/සිනාසෙනවා

How to use "sneer" in a sentence:

sneer (at someone/something)

She sneered at the poor quality of the presentation.

sneeze

🗣️ /sniːz/

කිවිසුම් අරිනවා

How to use "sneeze" in a sentence:

He sneezed loudly in class, interrupting the lecture.

snow

🗣️ /snəʊ

හිම වැටෙනවා

How to use "snow" in a sentence:

It snowed yesterday.

soak

🗣️ /səʊk/

පෙඟෙනවා, පොඟවනවා

How to use "soak" in a sentence:

soak (someone/something) (in something)

I soaked my shirt in a bucket of water to get rid of the stain.

solve

🗣️ /sɒlv/

විසඳනවා

How to use "solve" in a sentence:

solve something

The students must solve the math problem before the end of class.

sort

🗣️ /sɔːt/

වර්ග කරනවා, තෝරනවා

How to use "sort" in a sentence:

sort something (into/from something)

She sorted the clothes into different piles based on their colors.

sound

🗣️ /saʊnd/

ශබ්ද නගනවා, වගේ ඇහෙනවා (දැනෙනවා), නාද කරනවා

How to use "sound" in a sentence:

sound adj.

"The music sounded beautiful."

sound noun

The alarm sounded loudly.

sound like someone/something

She sounds like her mother when she talks.

sound as if

It sounds as if the dog is barking in the backyard.

sound something

The alarm clock sounds early in the morning.

speak*

🗣️ /spiːk/

කතා කරනවා

How to use "speak" in a sentence:

speak (to/with someone) (about something/someone)

I speak to my best friend about my problems.

speak of someone/something

He always speaks highly of his mother.

speak adv./prep.

She speaks fluently in English.

speed**

🗣️ /spiːd/

වේගවත් කරනවා, වේගයෙන් යනවා/ගෙනයනවා

How to use "speed*" in a sentence:

speed* something

"I will speed up my studying to finish the exam on time."

speed* (someone/something) (adv./prep.)

She sped down the highway on her motorcycle.

spell**

🗣️ /spel/

වචනයක අකුරු වෙන වෙනම පිළිවෙලින් කියනවා

How to use "spell*" in a sentence:

spell* something

I can spell my name, it's J-A-N-E.

spend*

🗣️ /spend/

වියදම් කරනවා, වැය කරනවා

How to use "spend" in a sentence:

spend something (on someone/something)

He spends his money on books.

spend something (on/in) doing something

"He spent all of his savings on buying a new car."

spill**

🗣️ /spɪl/

(ද්‍රවයක්) හැලෙනවා, හලනවා

How to use "spill*" in a sentence:

spill* (something) (adv./prep.)

The child spilled the milk quickly.

spin*

🗣️ /spɪn/

භ්‍රමණය වෙනවා/කරනවා

How to use "spin" in a sentence:

spin (something) (adv./prep.)

I spun the top clockwise.

split*

🗣️ /splɪt/

කොටස්වලට වෙන් වෙනවා/කරනවා

How to use "split" in a sentence:

split (something) (into something)

She split the cake into equal pieces for everyone to enjoy.

split something (with someone)

I split the bill with my friend at the restaurant.

split something between someone

I split the cake between my two friends.

spoil**

🗣️ /spɔɪl/

නරක් කරනවා, (කෑම) නරක් වෙනවා

How to use "spoil*" in a sentence:

spoil* someone/something

He spoils his dog by giving it too many treats.

sponsor

🗣️ /ˈspɒnsə(r)/

අනුග්‍රහය දක්වනවා

How to use "sponsor" in a sentence:

sponsor someone/something (for something)

She sponsored her daughter for a dance competition.

sponsor someone/something (to do something)

She sponsored him to attend the international conference.

sponsor someone/something (through something)

She sponsors her nephew through his university education.

spread*

🗣️ /spred/

පැතිරෙනවා/පතුරනවා, විහිදෙනවා/විහිදුවනවා, එළනවා, (ජෑම්/බටර් වැනි) තුනී තට්ටුවක් ගානවා

How to use "spread" in a sentence:

spread (something) (adv./prep.)

I spread butter on my toast.

spread something (out) (on/over something)

She spread the picnic blanket out on the grass before placing the food on top.

spread A on/over B

He spread butter on his toast.

spread B with A

"The chef spread the toast with butter."

squash

🗣️ /skwɒʃ/

තලා පොඩි කරනවා

How to use "squash" in a sentence:

squash something/someone (against something)

I squashed the bug against the wall with my shoe.

squeeze

🗣️ /skwiːz/

(ඇඟිලිවලින්) තද කරමින් මිරිකනවා

How to use "squeeze" in a sentence:

squeeze (something)

The child squeezed the balloon until it popped.

squeeze something (out)

I squeezed the toothpaste out of the tube.

squeeze something (out of/from something)

She squeezed the juice out of the orange.

stablize

🗣️ /ˈsteɪbəlaɪz/

ස්ථායී වෙනවා/කරනවා

How to use "stablize" in a sentence:

stablize (something)

The new medication helped to stabilize her blood pressure.

stain

🗣️ /steɪn/

කැළැල් කරනවා

How to use "stain" in a sentence:

stain (something) (with something)

I stained my shirt with spaghetti sauce.

stand*

🗣️ /stænd/

හිටගන්නවා/හිට්ටනවා, පිහිටා තියෙනවා, නැගී සිටිනවා etc.

How to use "stand" in a sentence:

stand (someone/something) (adv./prep.)

I stood the bottle on the table for everyone to see.

stand + adj./noun

The car stood abandoned on the side of the road.

stand to do something

She stood to read the poem aloud in front of the class.

stand on something

I stand on the chair to change the lightbulb.

start

🗣️ /stɑːt/

ආරම්භ කරනවා, පටන් ගන්නවා, ක්‍රියාත්මක කරනවා

How to use "start" in a sentence:

start something

I start the car.

start to something

She starts to read the book.

start (someone) doing something

She started her son studying for the test.

start on something

The students will start on the project tomorrow.

state

🗣️ /steɪt/

ප්‍රකාශ කරනවා, සඳහන් කරනවා

How to use "state" in a sentence:

state something

She stated her feelings about the situation.

state that...

The teacher stated that the test would be postponed.

state wh-

"Can you state when your birthday is?"

stay

🗣️ /steɪ/

රැඳී සිටිනවා, නැවතී සිටිනවා

How to use "stay" in a sentence:

stay (adv./prep.)

She stays at home.

stay doing something

She stays practicing the piano every evening.

steal*

🗣️ /stiːl/

හොරකම් කරනවා, හොරෙන් යනවා

How to use "steal" in a sentence:

steal (something) (from someone/something)

She stole my pen from my desk.

steal adv./prep.

He stole quietly into the room while everyone was sleeping.

stick*

🗣️ /stɪk/

හිර වෙනවා/කරනවා, ඇලෙනවා/අලවනවා, (යමක් තුළට) ඔබනවා

How to use "stick" in a sentence:

stick (something) (adv./prep.)

She stuck the note on the fridge with a magnet.

stick (in something)

I stick my notes in my notebook for safe keeping.

stimulate

🗣️ /ˈstɪmjuleɪt/

උත්තේජනය කරනවා

How to use "stimulate" in a sentence:

stimulate someone/something (to do something)

Stimulate the students to participate actively in the classroom discussions.

stink*

🗣️ /stɪŋk/

අප්‍රසන්න ගඳක් විහිදුවනවා

How to use "stink" in a sentence:

stink (of something)

The garbage bin stinks of rotten food.

stir

🗣️ /stɜː(r)/

හැන්දෙන් කලතනවා/කලවම් කරනවා, යන්තම් හෙලවෙනවා/හොලවනවා, (හැඟීමක්) ඇවිස්සෙනවා/අවුස්සනවා

How to use "stir" in a sentence:

stir something

He stirred the soup before serving it.

stir something (into something)

I will stir the sugar into my tea until it dissolves.

stir (someone/something)

She stirred the soup with a wooden spoon.

stop

🗣️ /stɒp/

නතර වෙනවා/කරනවා, (යමක් කරන්නට) නතර වෙනවා

How to use "stop" in a sentence:

stop (someone/something)

Please stop talking.

stop doing something

"Stop eating that candy, it's not good for you."

stop for something

I will stop for coffee on my way to work.

stop to do something

I will stop to have lunch before continuing my work.

store

🗣️ /stɔː(r)/

ගබඩා කර තබා ගන්නවා

How to use "store" in a sentence:

store something (away/up)

I store my winter clothes away during the summer.

strengthen

🗣️ /ˈstreŋθn/

ශක්තිමත් වෙනවා/කරනවා

How to use "strengthen" in a sentence:

strengthen (someone/something)

He spent years in the gym to strengthen his muscles.

stress

🗣️ /stres/

අවධාරණය කරනවා, (යාන්ත්‍රික/කායික/මානසික) පීඩනයට හසු වෙනවා/කරනවා

How to use "stress" in a sentence:

stress something

I stress the importance of studying grammar in order to improve your English skills.

stress that...

I stress that studying regularly is important for improving your English skills.

stress wh-

I stress what is most important in my lessons to ensure my students understand key concepts.

stress (someone) out

The final exams are really stressing my students out.

stretch

🗣️ /stretʃ/

අදිනවා/ඇදෙනවා, (අත) දිගු කරනවා, විහිදෙනවා

How to use "stretch" in a sentence:

stretch (something)

She stretched her arms after sitting at her desk for hours.

stretch (something) (adv./prep.)

He stretched his arms upwards to relieve the tension in his muscles.

strike*

🗣️ /straɪk/

වැදෙනවා/වද්දනවා, ගැටෙනවා/ගටනවා, පහර දෙනවා etc.

How to use "strike" in a sentence:

strike someone/something

The boxer struck his opponent with a powerful punch.

strive**

🗣️ /straɪv/

(වෙනුවෙන්/විරුද්ධව) තදින්ම මහන්සි වෙනවා, උත්සාහ කරනවා

How to use "strive*" in a sentence:

strive* (for/against something)

He strives for excellence in all his academic pursuits.

strive* to do something

I strive to improve my English every day.

struggle

🗣️ /ˈstrʌɡl/

(වෙනුවෙන්/විරුද්ධව/සමග) අරගල/සටන් කරනවා

How to use "struggle" in a sentence:

struggle (for/against/with someone/something)

She struggled for years to make her dream come true.

struggle to do something

She struggles to understand the math problem.

study

🗣️ /ˈstʌdi/

අධ්‍යනය කරනවා, හදාරනවා, පාඩම් කරනවා

How to use "study" in a sentence:

study (something)

I study math every evening.

study (for something)

I study for my exams every day after school.

study (something) (at/under …)

She studies mathematics at the university.

study to be/do something

She studies to be a doctor.

study wh-

I study when my mom lets me.

submerge

🗣️ /səbˈmɜːdʒ/

(දියරයක) ගිලෙනවා/ගිල්වනවා, (හැඟීමක්/අදහසක්) සම්පූර්ණයෙන් යටපත් කරනවා

How to use "submerge" in a sentence:

submerge (something)

The submarine submerged for a deep-sea exploration.

succeed

🗣️ /səkˈsiːd/

සාර්ථක වෙනවා/කරගන්නවා, අනුපිළිවෙලින් (පදවියකට) පත් වෙනවා

How to use "succeed" in a sentence:

succeed in something

She succeeded in her presentation.

succeed in doing something

He succeeded in passing the exam.

succeed as something

He will succeed as a doctor one day.

succeed someone/something

Jill will succeed Sarah as the president of the student council.

succeed to something

He succeeded to his father's business after his passing.

suck

🗣️ /sʌk/

උරනවා, උරා බොනවා, (දියර/වායුව ආදිය) අදිනවා

How to use "suck" in a sentence:

suck something (adv./prep.)

She sucks loudly on her straw, trying to get a taste of her milkshake.

suck (at/on) something

I suck at playing the guitar.

suffer

🗣️ /ˈsʌfə(r)/

(ලෙඩකින්/දුකකින්/හිඟකමකින් ආදියෙන්) විඳවනවා

How to use "suffer" in a sentence:

suffer from something

She suffers from a chronic illness.

suffer for something

He suffered for his mistakes.

suffer something

The children suffered hunger and malnutrition in war-torn countries.

suggest

🗣️ /səˈdʒest/

යෝජනා කරනවා, හඟවනවා

How to use "suggest" in a sentence:

suggest something (to someone)

We should suggest an alternative plan to the team.

suggest something (as something)

I suggest apples as a healthy snack.

suggest something (for something) suggest doing something

I suggest studying every day.

suggest that...

I suggest that you study harder if you want to improve your grades.

suggest wh-

I suggest what you should wear to the party.

suit

🗣️ /suːt/

යෝග්‍ය වෙනවා, (ඇඳුමක් වැන්නක්) ගැලපෙනවා

How to use "suit" in a sentence:

suit someone/something

"The red dress suits you perfectly."

sulk

🗣️ /sʌlk/

බුම්මා ගන්නවා

How to use "sulk" in a sentence:

He sulked after failing the exam.

supply

🗣️ /səˈplaɪ/

සපයනවා, ලබා දෙනවා

How to use "supply" in a sentence:

supply something (to someone/something)

The company supplies paper to their clients.

supply someone/something (with something)

The store will supply us with fresh produce every week.

support

🗣️ /səˈpɔːt/

සහාය දෙනවා, ආධාර උපකාර කරනවා, ආධාරකයක් ලෙස පවතිනවා

How to use "support" in a sentence:

support someone/something (in something)

"I support my students in their pursuit of academic excellence."

support someone/something

I support my students in learning English.

suppose

🗣️ /səˈpəʊz/

(යමක් එසේ යැයි) සිතනවා/සලකනවා/උපකල්පනය කරනවා

How to use "suppose" in a sentence:

suppose (that)

"I suppose that you are tired after running all day."

suppose someone/something to be/do/have

I suppose the cat to be sleeping on the couch.

suppose something

I suppose she will arrive late.

supress

🗣️ /səˈpres/

යමක් බලෙන් මැඩ පවත්වනවා

How to use "supress" in a sentence:

supress something

She tried to suppress her emotions during the speech.

surprise

🗣️ /səˈpraɪz/

විශ්මයට/පුදුමයට පත් කරනවා

How to use "surprise" in a sentence:

surprise someone

He surprised me with a birthday party.

surprise someone (wh-)

I surprised my friend with a birthday party.

surround

🗣️ /səˈraʊnd/

වට කරනවා, වටේට තියෙනවා

How to use "surround" in a sentence:

surround someone/something

The walls surround the castle.

surround someone/something (with someone/something) [P.V.]

The fence surrounds the garden, keeping the flowers safe from the animals.

survive

🗣️ /səˈvaɪv/

නොනැසී ජීවත්වෙනවා/පවතිනවා/ඉතිරි වෙනවා, (යමකින්) දිවි රැක ගන්නවා, (යමකට) ඔරොත්තු දෙනවා

How to use "survive" in a sentence:

survive (something)

"She survived the car accident."

survive (from something)

They survived the earthquake by taking shelter under the sturdy table.

survive (on something)

They can survive on just rice and vegetables for weeks if necessary.

suspect

🗣️ /səˈspekt/

සැක කරනවා, අනුමාන කරනවා

How to use "suspect" in a sentence:

suspect (something)

I suspect that she stole my necklace.

suspect (that)

I suspect that she ate all the cookies.

suspect someone/something (to be/do/have something)

John suspects his neighbor to be a thief.

swallow

🗣️ /ˈswɒləʊ/

ගිලිනවා, ගිලගන්නවා, (යමක් සත්‍ය යැයි) පිළිගන්නවා

How to use "swallow" in a sentence:

swallow (something)

He swallowed a piece of candy without chewing it.

swap

🗣️ /swɒp/

හුවමාරු කරගන්නවා

How to use "swap" in a sentence:

swap (something) (with someone)

I will swap my pencil with hers.

swap something for something

I swapped my pen for a pencil.

swap something

She swapped her pencil for his eraser.

swap (over)

We can swap over to the other team once we're finished with this game.

swear*

🗣️ /sweə(r)/

දිවුරනවා, පරුෂ වචනයෙන් බැණ වදිනවා

How to use "swear" in a sentence:

swear something

She swore her loyalty to him.

swear to do something

I swear to never give up on my dreams.

swear (on something)

She swore on her mother's grave that she would never return to that town again.

swear (that)

I swear that I saw a ghost last night.

swear at someone/something

"I heard him swear at the computer when it crashed."

sweat

🗣️ /swet/

දහඩිය දානවා, යම් වැඩකට තදින් මහන්සි වෙනවා

How to use "sweat" in a sentence:

sweat (something)

She sweated through her shirt during her intense workout at the gym.

sweat over something

I sweat over my math homework every night.

sweep*

🗣️ /swiːp/

අතු ගානවා, (සුළඟ/වැස්ස/ගින්න) වේගයෙන් හමා යනවා

How to use "sweep" in a sentence:

sweep (something) (adv./prep.)

She sweeps the floor quickly.

sweep (adv./prep.)

She swept the floor quickly to remove the dust.

swell*

🗣️ /swel/

ඉදිමෙනවා, පිම්බෙනවා/පුම්බනවා, (ප්‍රමාණයෙන්) විශාල/වැඩි වෙනවා

How to use "swell" in a sentence:

swell (up)

Her ankle swelled up after she twisted it during soccer practice.

swell (something) (out)

The bruise on his arm swelled out, turning an angry purple color.

swell (something) (to something)

The balloon swelled to its maximum size.

swim*

🗣️ /swɪm/

පිහිනනවා, පාවෙනවා etc.

How to use "swim" in a sentence:

swim (something) (adv./prep.)

The fish swims gracefully in the ocean.

swing*

🗣️ /swɪŋ/

පැද්දෙනවා/පද්දනවා, (පහර දෙන්නට යමක්) වනනවා, වැනෙනවා, (අදහස්) එකින් එකට මාරු වෙනවා

How to use "swing" in a sentence:

swing (something)

She swung her umbrella as she walked down the street.

swing from something

She swung from the monkey bars at the playground.

swing adv./prep.

She swung gracefully over the bar.

swing (something) (at someone/something)

He swung his baseball bat at the ball.

switch

🗣️ /swɪtʃ/

(දෙයකින් දෙයකට) මාරු කරනවා, එහා මෙහා කරනවා, හුවමාරු කරනවා/කරගන්නවා

How to use "switch" in a sentence:

switch (something) (over) (from something) (to something)

"Please switch the lights over from the kitchen to the living room."

switch between A and B

The students can switch between speaking Sinhala and English during class discussions.

switch something (over/around)

She switched the lights around to create a more comfortable ambiance in the room.