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

bought

[bawt] / bɔt /
ADJECTIVE
purchased
Synonyms
Antonyms


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I had just finished a portrait of Dorothy Dandridge, and he bought it right on the spot, making it my first commission.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Leanne and Sarah call the place they bought together their "happy home"

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Competitor Unilever bought vitamin company Grüns earlier this year, adding to a stable of beauty and wellness brands including Dove soap and K18 hair care.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Oxford Economics estimates the top 20% of earners have bought more than half of all the new vehicles sold in the past several months.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

I bid on a couple of things I knew I wouldn’t win, then bought a pretty notebook for Lorren, who loved pretty notebooks so much that she never wrote in them.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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