buy
To get something by giving money for it.
To acquire possession of something by paying money for it.
To believe that something is true or correct.
To accept or believe an idea, statement, or explanation as true or valid.
To get more time, help, or another benefit by giving money or something else of value.
To obtain an advantage, opportunity, or time by spending money or making a concession.
- Base: buy
- 3rd Person Singular: buys
- Present Participle: buying
- Past: bought
- Past Participle: bought
- Irregular past: bought Verb
- Irregular past participle: bought Verb
buy into
1Accept an idea or plan
To agree with or accept an idea, plan, or way of doing something.
- Not everyone buys into the new policy.
- He quickly bought into the team's vision for the project.
buy time
1Delay something to get more time
To do something so you have more time before you must do something else.
- She asked a lot of questions to buy time before answering.
- The negotiators tried to buy time until reinforcements arrived.
buy up
1Purchase all of something available
To purchase all of something that is available.
- Investors are buying up property in the area.
- They bought up all the tickets for the show.
for sale, not for sale (can't be bought) / 'money can't buy happiness' context — skip? human review needed? We'll add 'buy off' instead)
1for sale, not for sale (can't be bought) / 'money can't buy happiness' context — skip? human review needed? We'll add 'buy off' instead)
for sale, not for sale (can't be bought) / 'money can't buy happiness' context — skip? human review needed? We'll add 'buy off' instead)