bought

The word “bought” means past tense and past participle of buy: to have paid money for something. In plain terms, the past form of "buy"; also used to describe someone whose loyalty has been purchased.

“Bought” is pronounced BAWT (/ˈbɔt/ in IPA).

Here is “bought” used in a sentence: “She bought a new laptop for university.”

Depending on how it is used, “bought” can be a verb and an adjective.

“Bought” is a very common word in modern English.

“Bought” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: past tense and past participle of buy: to have paid money for something.

"Bought" is the past tense of "buy" and means you paid for something. "Brought" is the past tense of "bring" and means you carried or took something somewhere. "I bought a gift" means you purchased it; "I brought a gift" means you carried it along. The extra "r" changes the meaning entirely.

It is "bought." "Buy" is an irregular verb, so its past tense and past participle do not follow the usual "-ed" rule, and "buyed" is incorrect. You say "I buy today, I bought yesterday, and I have bought before." Both the past tense and past participle are "bought."

"Bought" describes a completed purchase, as in "She bought a new car last week." As a past participle it pairs with "have," as in "They have bought their tickets already." In every case it means money was paid to obtain something.