Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To resell (goods or services).

  2. (transitive)To convince (a person) of something; used with on.

    I was opposed to his ideas, but he sold me on them.

    I have indeed been sold on renewable energy!

Examples

42 sentences
  1. Do you sell on credit?

    Ви продаєте в кредит? — deniko

    ruВы продаёте в кредит? — sharptoothed

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  2. A good many of the pictures on exhibition were sold on the opening day.

    ruБольшая доля картин была продана на выставке уже в день открытия. — Hellerick

    deViele der Bilder auf der Ausstellung wurden noch am Eröffnungstage verkauft. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. We sell goods on commission.

    deWir verkaufen Waren in Kommission. — xtofu80

  4. Tom sells things on the street.

    ruТом продаёт вещи на улице. — marafon

  5. Tom sells pillowcases on his website.

Forms

sells on, selling on, sold on, sold on
Base formsell on · to sell on
3rd person singularsells on
Present participleselling on
Past simplesold on
Past participlesold on

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysell on
he, she, itsells on

Past simpleLesson

all personssold on

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave sold on
he, she, ithas sold on

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill sell on

Phrasal verbs

6 phrasal verbs

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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