Essential Verbs - B
The 44 essential verbs that start with B, each with its pronunciation, Sinhala meaning, patterns and an example for every pattern.
Each verb shows its pronunciation, its Sinhala meaning, and an example for each pattern. To scan every verb in one table, open the full list.
A verb marked * is irregular: its past forms are in Irregular Verbs. One marked ** can take either form: burned or burnt.
bake
/beɪk/පෝරණුවක පුළුස්සනවා
- bake something
- She bakes cookies every Sunday.
- bake someone something
- I baked my family a delicious cake for their birthday party.
balance
/ˈbæləns/තුලනය කරනවා, තුලිතව සිටිනවා
- balance something
- I need to balance my checkbook at the end of each month.
- balance something (on something)
- I balanced the book on my head as I walked across the room.
- balance (on something)
- She balanced on the tightrope without falling.
ban
/bæn/තහනම් කරනවා
- ban something
- The government has banned smoking in all public places.
- ban someone from something
- He was banned from the club for causing a disturbance.
- ban someone from doing something
- The school has banned the use of mobile phones on campus.
bat
/bæt/ක්‍රිකට් වැනි ක්‍රීඩාවක පිත්තෙන් පහර දෙනවා
- bat (adv./prep.)
- She batted her eyelashes at him, hoping to catch his attention.
bathe
/beɪð/නානවා, නාවනවා
- bathe (someone)
- She bathes her baby every night before bedtime.
- bathe something
- She bathes her baby every night before bedtime.
bear*
/beə(r)/දරා සිටිනවා, (ඉවසා) දරා ගන්නවා
- bear something
- I can bear the weight of this heavy suitcase.
beat*
/biːt/ගහනවා, පරදවනවා
- beat someone/something
- He beat the drum at the parade.
- beat someone at something
- She beat him at chess.
become*
/bɪˈkʌm/යමක් හෝ යම් ආකාරයක් බවට පත් වෙනවා
- become (+ noun/adj.)
- She became a doctor after years of hard work and dedication.
beg
/beɡ/සිඟනවා, අයදිනවා
- beg (for something)
- John begged for food from the kind stranger.
- beg someone
- I saw a homeless man on the street corner, holding a sign that read "Please help me
- beg someone to do something
- He begged his parents to let him go to the party.
begin*
/bɪˈɡɪn/පටන්ගන්නවා.
- begin (something)
- Let's begin class with some warm-up exercises.
- begin to do something
- She began to read her favorite book.
behave
/bɪˈheɪv/හැසිරෙනවා
- behave adv./prep.
- He behaved calmly during the exam.
believe
/bɪˈliːv/විශ්වාස කරනවා, අදහනවා
- believe someone/something
- I believe my friend's story about his trip to Europe.
belong
/bɪˈlɒŋ/අයිතියි
- belong to someone/something
- The red notebook belongs to Susan.
bend*
/bend/නැවෙනවා, නවනවා
- bend adv./prep.
- She bends over the table to pick up her pen.
- bend something (adv./prep.)
- The tree bends towards the sunlight.
benefit
/ˈbenɪfɪt/වාසි සලසනවා, වාසි ලබනවා
- benefit someone
- She will benefit her students by providing them with extra study materials.
- benefit (from something)
- They will benefit from studying hard for their exams.
bet*
/bet/ඔට්ටු අල්ලනවා
- bet something (on someone/something)
- I bet $100 on the red team to win the game.
betray
/bɪˈtreɪ/පාවා දෙනවා
- betray someone/something (to someone)
- John's best friend betrayed him to the police after he committed the crime.
bite*
/baɪt/හපනවා
- bite into something
- She bites into the juicy apple, savoring its sweetness.
- bite something/someone
- The dog bites the mailman.
blame
/bleɪm/බනිනවා, දොස් පවරනවා
- blame someone/something (for something)
- She blames herself for the accident.
bleed*
/bliːd/ලේ යනවා/ගලනවා/හලනවා
- bleed
- I bleed easily when I cut myself.
blend
/blend/මිශ්‍ර වෙනවා, මිශ්‍ර කරනවා
- blend (something) (with something)
- She blended the ingredients with a mixer, creating a smooth batter.
bless
/bles/ආශිර්වාද කරනවා
- bless someone/something
- She blessed her children before they went to bed.
blind
/blaɪnd/අන්ධ කරනවා, රවටනවා
- blind someone/something
- The bright lights blinded me momentarily.
blink
/blɪŋk/ඇසිපිය ගසනවා
- blink (something)
- She blinked her eyes at the bright light.
blow*
/bləʊ/(සුළං) හමනවා, (සුළං) පිඹිනවා
- blow adv./prep.
- The wind blew fiercely through the trees.
blush
/blʌʃ/ලජ්ජාවෙන් මුහුණ රතු වෙනවා
- blush (with something) (at something)
- She blushed with embarrassment at the compliment.
boast
/bəʊst/පුරසාරම් දොඩනවා
- boast of/abou something
- She boasts of her accomplishments to everyone she meets.
- boast that...
- He boasted that he was the best runner in the school.
boil
/bɔɪl/තම්බනවා, (වතුර) නටවනවා
- boil something
- I always boil the water before adding the tea leaves.
book
/bʊk/කලින් වෙන් කරගන්නවා
- book something
- I will book my flight to London tomorrow.
borrow
/ˈbɒrəʊ/ණයට ගන්නවා
- borrow something (from someone)
- She will borrow a book from me for her class assignment.
bother
/ˈbɒðə(r)/කරදර කරනවා, කරදර වෙනවා
- bother (someone)
- It bothers me that you didn't RSVP to the party invitation.
- bother to do something
- He didn't even bother to call me back.
- bother doing something
- I don't want to bother cleaning my room today.
bounce
/baʊns/පොළා පනිනවා, පොළා පනින්නට සලස්වනවා
- bounce off something
- The basketball bounced off the rim and into the net.
- bounce something (against/off something)
- She bounced the ball against the wall.
bow
/baʊ/හිස නමා ආචාර කරනවා
- bow (to someone/something)
- The man bowed to the king before speaking.
brake
/breɪk/තිරිංග තද කරනවා
- brake (something)
- He had to brake his car suddenly to avoid hitting the dog in the road.
break*
/breɪk/කැඩෙනවා, කඩනවා
- break (something)
- Please don't break the vase on the table.
- break adv./prep.
- He broke his leg while playing soccer.
breathe
/briːð/හුස්ම ගන්නවා, ශ්වසනය කරනවා
- breathe (something)
- She breathed in the fresh air.
bring*
/brɪŋ/ගේනවා, අරගෙන එනවා
- bring someone/something
- Please bring your textbook to class tomorrow.
- bring someone something
- He brought his friends some snacks for the movie night.
brush
/brʌʃ/බුරුසුවකින් අතුල්ලනවා, යන්තමින් ඇතිල්ලෙනවා
- brush something
- I brush my teeth every morning.
- brush against something
- I brush against the door as I walk into the room.
build*
/bɪld/ගොඩනගනවා
- build something
- I am building a sandcastle on the beach.
- build someone something
- I helped build my neighbor a birdhouse.
bump
/bʌmp/යමක වදිනවා, වද්ද ගන්නවා
- bump something
- I accidentally bumped the table.
- bump into someone/something
- I bumped into the door and stubbed my toe.
burn**
/bɜːn/ගිනි තියනවා, පුළුස්සනවා, පිළිස්සෙනවා
- burn* (someone/something)
- The candle burned brightly in the dark, filling the room with a warm glow.
burst*
/bɜːst/පීඩනය නිසා පුපුරනවා
- burst (something)
- The balloon burst.
bury
/ˈberi/වළලනවා, යටපත් කරනවා
- bury someone/something
- I will bury the treasure in the backyard.
buy*
/baɪ/මිලදී ගන්නවා
- buy something (for someone)
- I always buy chocolates for my little sister on her birthday.
- buy (someone) something (from …) (for something)
- The father bought his son a new bike from the store for his birthday.
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