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BEYE/baɪ/

To buy is to get something by paying money. The opposite is sell. You buy something from a shop, and you buy something for someone. The past tense is bought — not “buyed.” That irregular form is worth drilling early.

Meaning

To get something by paying money.

Examples

• “I want to buy a new bag.”
• “I want to buy some fruit.”
• “She bought a new phone yesterday.”

Good to know

Past: bought. buy + thing + for + person.

Near in meaning

purchase

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