verb

buy

beye

verb

To get something by paying money for it.

"They bought a new car last weekend."

"I need to buy groceries before the shops close."

To accept something as true or believable.

"I don't buy his excuse for being late."

"Nobody at the office bought her story about the missing files."

noun

Something purchased, especially a good deal.

"That laptop was a great buy for the price."

How to Use Buy

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo purchase something with money, or informally, to believe a claim.

Common mistake

Past tense is "bought," not "buyed."

Common pairings

buy into a good buy buy time I don't buy it

Word Forms

bought past tense, boughten past tense, buy plural, bought plural, buys plural, buys singular, buy singular, bought singular, buyest singular, boughtest singular, buyeth singular

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Etymology

From Old English bycgan ("to buy, pay for, acquire"), an ancient Germanic verb with no certain root beyond that.

Synonyms

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make a buy aby procure snap up

Antonyms

cheap sell disbelieve vend reject pitch barter pay

Related Words

barter accept lose sale lend cheap pay sell

Rhymes for buy

guy muy Chuy

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