sell – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to sell off sth
Participle: sold off sth
Gerund: selling off sth

Cognates

See the 5 cognates of sell

Indicative

Present

I	sell off sth
you	sell off sth
he;she;it	sells off sth
we	sell off sth
you	sell off sth
they	sell off sth

Perfect

I	have sold off sth
you	have sold off sth
he;she;it	has sold off sth
we	have sold off sth
you	have sold off sth
they	have sold off sth

Past

I	sold off sth
you	sold off sth
he;she;it	sold off sth
we	sold off sth
you	sold off sth
they	sold off sth

Pluperfect

I	had sold off sth
you	had sold off sth
he;she;it	had sold off sth
we	had sold off sth
you	had sold off sth
they	had sold off sth

Future

I	will sell off sth
you	will sell off sth
he;she;it	will sell off sth
we	will sell off sth
you	will sell off sth
they	will sell off sth

Future Perfect

I	will have sold off sth
you	will have sold off sth
he;she;it	will have sold off sth
we	will have sold off sth
you	will have sold off sth
they	will have sold off sth

Subjunctive

Present

I	sell off sth
you	sell off sth
he;she;it	sell off sth
we	sell off sth
you	sell off sth
they	sell off sth

Perfect

I	have sold off sth
you	have sold off sth
he;she;it	have sold off sth
we	have sold off sth
you	have sold off sth
they	have sold off sth

Imperfect

I	sold off sth
you	sold off sth
he;she;it	sold off sth
we	sold off sth
you	sold off sth
they	sold off sth

Pluperfect

I	had sold off sth
you	had sold off sth
he;she;it	had sold off sth
we	had sold off sth
you	had sold off sth
they	had sold off sth

Conditional

Present

I	would sell off sth
you	would sell off sth
he;she;it	would sell off sth
we	would sell off sth
you	would sell off sth
they	would sell off sth

Perfect

I	would have sold off sth
you	would have sold off sth
he;she;it	would have sold off sth
we	would have sold off sth
you	would have sold off sth
they	would have sold off sth

Imperative

you	sell off sth
we	Let's sell off sth
you	sell off sth

Indicative

Present

I	am selling off sth
you	are selling off sth
he;she;it	is selling off sth
we	are selling off sth
you	are selling off sth
they	are selling off sth

Perfect

I	have been selling off sth
you	have been selling off sth
he;she;it	has been selling off sth
we	have been selling off sth
you	have been selling off sth
they	have been selling off sth

Past

I	was selling off sth
you	were selling off sth
he;she;it	was selling off sth
we	were selling off sth
you	were selling off sth
they	were selling off sth

Pluperfect

I	had been selling off sth
you	had been selling off sth
he;she;it	had been selling off sth
we	had been selling off sth
you	had been selling off sth
they	had been selling off sth

Future

I	will be selling off sth
you	will be selling off sth
he;she;it	will be selling off sth
we	will be selling off sth
you	will be selling off sth
they	will be selling off sth

Future Perfect

I	will have been selling off sth
you	will have been selling off sth
he;she;it	will have been selling off sth
we	will have been selling off sth
you	will have been selling off sth
they	will have been selling off sth

Conditional

Present

I	would be selling off sth
you	would be selling off sth
he;she;it	would be selling off sth
we	would be selling off sth
you	would be selling off sth
they	would be selling off sth

Perfect

I	would have been selling off sth
you	would have been selling off sth
he;she;it	would have been selling off sth
we	would have been selling off sth
you	would have been selling off sth
they	would have been selling off sth

Verbs conjugated like 'sell'

foretell, resell, retell, sell, tell, undersell, betell, cross-sell, forthtell, mis-sell, missell, no-sell, onsell, overtell, presell, pretell, short-sell, supersell, unsell, untell, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'sell'

bell, cell, fell, hell, jell, mell, pell, seal, seel, self,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to provide goods or services in exchange for money: cheap, hawk, monger, peddle, retail, vend
to make an agreement, deal or contract: agree, bargain, come to terms, contract, covenant, deal, do business, engage, guarantee, make terms, negotiate, promise, stipulate, trade
exchange: barter, trade, bargain, retail, vend, peddle, auction, market
betray: deceive, violate, fail, disappoint

Antonyms

obtain (something) in exchange for money: buy, vend
to gain possession of something: get rid of, give, lose, receive, unacquire, unget
to exchange goods or services without involving money: buy, barter
to receive goods or services in exchange for money: barter, pay, steal, buy
to provide goods or services in exchange for money: barter, buy
to give (something) to somebody temporarily, expecting it to be returned: borrow, lend
betray: protect, safeguard, cherish, foster

Additional Information

Cf. Old English sellan (sell) and tellan (tell).

Phrasal Verbs

~ off something, ~ something off, ~ somebody on something, ~ on something, ~ something on, ~ out, ~ out somebody, ~ somebody out, ~ up (something), ~ (something) up,

Etymology

1. O.E. sellan "to give," from P.Gmc. *saljanan (cf. O.N. selja "to hand over, deliver, sell;" O.Fris. sella, O.H.G. sellen "to give, hand over, sell;" Goth. saljan "to offer a sacrifice"), perhaps a causative form of the root of O.E. sala "sale." One of the first things a student of Old English has to learn is that the word that looks like sell usually means "give." Meaning "to give up for money" had emerged by c.1000. Slang meaning "to swindle" is from 1597. The noun phrase hard sell is recorded from 1952. To sell one's soul is from c.1570. Sell-by date is from 1972. To sell (someone) down the river is first recorded 1927, but probably from slavery days, on notion of sale from the Upper South to the cotton plantations of the Deep South (attested in this literal sense since 1851). To sell like hot cakes is from 1839.
2. From Middle English sellen, from Old English sellan (“give; give up for money”), from Proto-West Germanic *salljan, from Proto-Germanic *saljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *selh₁-.
3. Cognates
4. Cognate with Scots sell (“to sell”), Danish sælge (“to sell”), Norwegian Bokmål selge (“to sell”), Norwegian Nynorsk selja, selje (“to sell”), Swedish sälja (“to sell”), Faroese and Icelandic selja (“to sell”), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (saljan, “to pay tribute, make an offer”). See: Middle English 'sellen', Old English 'sellan', Proto-Germanic '*saljaną', Scots 'sell', Danish 'sælge', Norwegian 'selge', Norwegian, nynorsk 'selja', Swedish 'sälja'.

Verbs referencing "sell"

Sranan seri, Tok Pisin salim, Latin consulo, Finnish with old forms sallia, Danish sælge.

Sample Sentences

“ Mr. Haley, she is not to be sold, ” said Shelby. “ My wife would not part with her for her weight in gold. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
“ I would rather not sell him, ” said Mr. Shelby, thoughtfully; “ the fact is, sir, I 'm a humane man, and I hate to take the boy from his mother, sir. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] the feelings; but I never found it so. Fact is, I never could do things up the way some fellers manage the business. I 've seen ’ em as would pull a woman's child out of her arms, and set him up to sell, and she screechin ’ like mad all the time; — very bad policy—damages the article—makes ’ em quite unfit for service sometimes. I knew a real handsome gal once, in Orleans, as was entirely ruined by [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] down the steps, ” said he to himself, as he saw the door fairly closed, “ with his impudent assurance; but he knows how much he has me at advantage. If anybody had ever said to me that I should sell Tom down south to one of those rascally traders, I should have said, ’ Is thy servant a dog, that he should do this thing ? ’ And now it must come, for aught I see. And Eliza's child, too ! I know [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
“ O, missis, _do_ you suppose mas’r would sell my Harry ? ” And the poor creature threw herself into a chair, and sobbed convulsively. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
“ Well, but, missis, _you_ never would give your consent—to—to — ” “ Nonsense, child ! to be sure, I should n't. What do you talk so for ? I would as soon have one of my own children sold. But really, Eliza, you are getting altogether too proud of that little fellow. A man can't put his nose into the door, but you think he must be coming to buy him. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] a wife and settle down on his place. At first he only scolded and grumbled these things; but yesterday he told me that I should take Mina for a wife, and settle down in a cabin with her, or he would sell me down river. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
“ O, but master is so kind ! ” “ Yes, but who knows ? — he may die—and then he may be sold to nobody knows who. What pleasure is it that he is handsome, and smart, and bright ? I tell you, Eliza, that a sword will pierce through your soul for every good and pleasant thing your child is or [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
“ To Canada, ” said he, straightening himself up; “ and when I 'm there, I'll buy you; that's all the hope that's left us. You have a kind master, that won't refuse to sell you. I'll buy you and the boy; — God helping me, I will ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
“ Well, Emily, ” said her husband, “ so I have always felt and said; but the fact is that my business lies so that I cannot get on without. I shall have to sell some of my hands. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
So, apparently we just sold our ten millionth unit ! Evie, Space Paranoids. (Tron: Ares)

sell – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of sell

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'sell'

Verbs similar to 'sell'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "sell"

Sample Sentences