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Buy: Meaning, Examples, and Common Collocations (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：purchase something (buy)

buy 🔊

/baɪ/

To give money to get something you want or need.

Buy meaning purchase: person paying at supermarket checkout

purchase something 🔊

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/ˈpɜːrtʃəs ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

To exchange money for goods or services; to obtain possession of something by paying a price.

📁 Category：Social Economy 🔖 Level：Elementary

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'bycgan', meaning to acquire by payment.

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a big 'B' shaped like a bag of money – you use it to buy things.

📖 Example

I'm going to the bookstore to buy a birthday present for my best friend. 🔊 I'm going to the bookstore to buy a birthday present for my best friend.

🔗 Collocations

buy a gift – to purchase a present for someone

buy in bulk – to purchase large quantities of a product at once

buy online – to make a purchase via the internet

🔄 Synonyms

purchase (v.) – to acquire something by paying money.

acquire (v.) – to gain possession of something, often by effort or purchase.

obtain (v.) – to get or acquire something through action or effort.

🚫 Antonyms

sell (v.) – to give something in exchange for money.

return (v.) – to give back a purchased item and receive a refund.

lease (v.) – to rent or let something for a period of time.

🌱 Derivatives

buyer (n.) – a person who purchases something.

buyout (n.) – the purchase of a controlling interest in a company or property.

buy-in (n.) – the acceptance of and active support for a decision or idea.

📖 Cultural Story

Buy originates from Old English 'bycgan', related to Gothic 'bugjan'. It is one of the most fundamental verbs in commerce, appearing in idioms like 'buy time' and 'buy the farm' (meaning to die).

Meaning 2：accept as true (buy)

buy 🔊

/baɪ/

To accept that something is true, real, or will work.

accept as true 🔊

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/əkˈsept æz truː/

To believe or be convinced that a statement, explanation, or idea is valid or correct.

📁 Category：School Education 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The team leader presented a bold new plan, and everyone seemed to buy it immediately. 🔊 The team leader presented a bold new plan, and everyone seemed to buy it immediately.

🔗 Collocations

buy into an idea – to accept and support a concept or plan.

buy a story – to believe a narrative or account, often with skepticism.

buy that excuse – to accept an explanation as valid.

🔄 Synonyms

believe (v.) – to accept something as true.

accept (v.) – to regard something as true or valid.

trust (v.) – to have confidence in the truth or reliability of something.

🚫 Antonyms

reject (v.) – to refuse to accept or believe something.

doubt (v.) – to be uncertain or disbelieve something.

disbelieve (v.) – to be unable to accept something as true.