buy

Definition

  • v. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
  • v. be worth or be capable of buying
  • v. acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange
  • v. accept as true

Word forms

Past tense
bought
Present participle
buying
Past participle
bought
Third person singular
buys

Example sentences

  1. vt.

    I want to buy a new phone because mine is broken.

  2. vi.

    She is going to buy at the market this afternoon.

  3. n.

    That jacket was a great buy; it was on sale!