Essential Verbs - U

The 14 essential verbs that start with U, 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.

uncover

/ʌnˈkʌvə(r)/

නිරාවරණය කරනවා, හෙළිදරව් කරනවා

/ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ/

යම් (කටුක) දෙයක් අත් විඳිනවා

/ˌʌndəˈlaɪn/

යටින් ඉරක් අඳිනවා, අවධාරණය කරනවා

underline something: I always underline the important information in my notes for easy reference.
underline that...: Please underline that important information in your notes.
underline wh-: She asked us to underline the important words in the text.

/ˌʌndəˈstænd/

අවබෝධ වෙනවා/කරගන්නවා, තේරෙනවා/තේරුම් ගන්නවා

understand (something): I understand the lesson.
understand that...: I understand that you are confused.
understand wh-: I understand what you're saying.
understand someone doing something: I understand him leaving early for work every day.

/ˌʌndəˈteɪk/

යමක් කරන්නට බාර ගන්නවා

undertake something: He undertook the task of organizing the class party.
undertake to do something: She undertook to finish her homework before dinner.

/ʌnˈduː

(බොත්තම්/ගැට ආදිය) ලිහනවා, වෙනස් කළ දෙයක් පෙර තත්වයට ගන්නවා

/ʌnˈdres/

ඇදුම් ඉවත් කරනවා

/ʌnˈfəʊld/

දිග ඇරෙනවා/අරිනවා

unfold (something): The story began to unfold as the detective uncovered new evidence.

/juˈnaɪt/

ඒකාබද්ධ වෙනවා/කරනවා, එක්සත් වෙනවා/කරනවා

unite in something: The two allies will unite in their efforts to defeat the enemy.
unite in doing something: The students will unite in studying for the exam.
unite (behind/against someone/something): The team united behind their coach's decision to switch strategies for the next game.
unite (someone/something) (with someone/something): I will unite my family with my relatives from overseas during the summer holidays.