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  • past participle of buy.
  • past tense form of buy.
Definitions

bought

[bawt] / bɔt /
ADJECTIVE
purchased
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Antonyms


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One bought a label maker for her lipstick tubes so she can see what shade she’s applying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Meranda, 34, bought a necklace advertised on Etsy as handmade sterling silver but says after a few days of wearing it her "neck started getting really irritated".

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

They bought the property and renovated it, although she has acknowledged that adjusting to the move was difficult.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

"A banned book is a bought book," she said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

They bought tomatoes, small round flatbreads, and some kind of dried squid.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell


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