bought

CEFRA2

/ˈbɔːt/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Paid for and received something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A bend; flexure; curve; a hollow angle.

Examples

  • I bought some new clothes for the trip.

  • My mother bought two bottles of orange juice.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings
  1. Compromised by money from special interests; corrupt.

  2. A bend or hollow in a human or animal body.

verb

Extra meaning
  1. simple past and past participle of buy.

More examples

In context
  • You have bought more postage stamps than are necessary.

  • Our products can be bought at your local store.

  • She bought an expensive bag last week.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

Yesterday, my mother blank a new pair of shoes from the mall downtown.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

See buy.