buy

[US]/baɪ/
[UK]/baɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. purchase, acquire; bribe
n. transaction, trade.
Word Forms
Third Person Singularbuys
Past Tensebought
Present Participlebuying
Past Participlebought
Pluralbuys

Phrases & Collocations

buy now

buy in

buy time

buy back

good buy

buy into

buy up

best buy

buy out

offer to buy

buy off

buy over

Example Sentences

buy a site for building

buy favour with flattery

They plan to buy a house.

money to buy smokes.

buy a tank of gas.

Retailers buy at wholesale.

I'll buy off the investigators.

money can't buy happiness.

it was a very good buy indeed.

buy at a good round price

can't afford to buy sth.

couldn't buy into that brand of conservatism.

buy the meat ready cut

We will go to buy a bike.

Merchants buy and sell.

I’ll nip out and buy a newspaper.

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