buy
gb/bˈaɪ/ us/bˈaɪ/
A1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 400
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
క్రియ
A1
action
1
Pay money to get something
To get something by giving money for it.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to buy [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'buy' with 'borrow' or 'rent', which do not mean owning the item permanently.
పర్యాయపదాలు
purchase (More formal and less common in everyday conversation.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
sell (Means to give something to someone in exchange for money, the opposite direction of the transaction.)
పదకలయికలు
buy a house
|buy a car
|buy groceries
|buy tickets
|buy clothes
విషయాలు
business
|daily life
|shopping
|daily_life
|finance
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- I need to buy some bread on my way home.
- She bought a new laptop yesterday.
- We decided to buy our first home this year.
- They bought tickets for the concert online.
- He bought a gift for his sister's birthday.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I want to buy a book.
- She will buy a pen.
- We buy food every week.
- He buys milk in the morning.
- They buy a car.
క్రియ
B1
action
2
Believe something is true
To believe that something is true or correct.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to buy [a story/explanation/idea]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may interpret 'buy' literally here, not recognizing it as a figurative expression meaning 'believe'. Context usually clarifies this.
పర్యాయపదాలు
believe (General term for accepting something as true; 'buy' is more informal and sometimes skeptical.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
doubt (Refusing to accept something as true.)
పదకలయికలు
buy the story
|buy the excuse
|buy into an idea
విషయాలు
communication
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- I don't buy his excuse for being late.
- She bought the story without asking any questions.
- They didn't buy the idea that it was an accident.
- The jury didn’t buy the defense’s argument.
- He buys into every conspiracy theory he hears.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I don't buy his story.
- Do you buy what she said?
- He buys the idea easily.
- They don't buy this plan.
- I buy your reason.
క్రియ
B2
action
3
Get advantage by paying or conceding
To get more time, help, or another benefit by giving money or something else of value.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to buy [time/freedom/help]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse this with buying physical objects; here, it refers to abstract benefits.
పర్యాయపదాలు
secure (More formal; can mean to make certain of obtaining something, often through effort or payment.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
lose (Fail to keep or obtain an advantage or opportunity.)
పదకలయికలు
buy time
|buy freedom
|buy support
విషయాలు
business
|negotiation
|finance
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The lawyer tried to buy more time for his client.
- She bought her freedom by agreeing to testify.
- They bought political support through generous donations.
- He bought peace by apologizing sincerely.
- The company bought influence in the region.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I need to buy time to finish my work.
- She bought help from a friend.
- They bought peace in the family.
- He bought support from his team.
- We bought time with a delay.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
buy
IPA
GB/bˈaɪ/
US/bˈaɪ/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
buy (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (buy)
పద రూపాలు
Verb
- Base: buy
- 3rd Person Singular: buys
- Present Participle: buying
- Past: bought
- Past Participle: bought
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
buys
verb
buying
verb
bought
verb
Core family
buyer
noun A2
Related words
purchase
verb A2
Advanced or less common
buyable
adjective
ముఖ్యాంశాలు
- Irregular past: bought Verb
- Irregular past participle: bought Verb
పదప్రయోగాలు
buy into
1/bˈaɪ ˈɪntu/
phrasal verb
Accept an idea or plan
To agree with or accept an idea, plan, or way of doing something.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Not everyone buys into the new policy.
- He quickly bought into the team's vision for the project.
buy time
1/bˈaɪ tˈaɪm/
fixed phrase
Delay something to get more time
To do something so you have more time before you must do something else.
ఉదాహరణలు
- She asked a lot of questions to buy time before answering.
- The negotiators tried to buy time until reinforcements arrived.
buy up
1/bˈaɪ ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Purchase all of something available
To purchase all of something that is available.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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)
1/fɚ sˈeɪl | nˈɑt fɚ sˈeɪl kˈænt bˈi bˈɔt mˈʌni kˈænt bˈaɪ hˈæpinəs kˈɑntɛkst skˈɪp ‖ hjˈumən ɹɪvjˈu nˈidɪd ‖ wˈil ˈæd bˈaɪ ˈɔf ɪnstˈɛd/
fixed phrase
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)
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)