buy
🇺🇸
/baɪ/
🇬🇧
/baɪ/
verb
A1
To pay money to get something.
I need to buy some groceries.
R
To have enough money to get something.
This amount should buy us a new car.
R
To use money to bribe someone.
You can't buy his loyalty.
R
To achieve something by sacrificing something else.
She bought success at the expense of her health.
R
To believe or accept something, often reluctantly.
I don't think they'll buy your excuse.
noun
R
A good deal or valuable purchase.
That was a great buy.
R
The act of buying or something being sold.
The buy was successful.
translation
To pay money to get something.; To have enough money to get something.; To use money to bribe someone.; To achieve something by sacrificing something else.; To believe or accept something, often reluctantly.
A good deal or valuable purchase.; The act of buying or something being sold.
Word Forms
Past
bought
3rd Present
buys
Progressive
buying
Perfect
bought
Plural
buys