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Irregular verb

sell

/sel/

Base
sell
Past simple
sold
Past participle
sold

Usage

sold is the same in both tenses — don't confuse it with sole or soul, which share the pronunciation but not the spelling.

Meaning

  • to give something to someone in exchange for money

Example

The shop sold all its fresh bread.

She sold her old car last week.

They have sold the house already.