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/baɪ/ 
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | buy |
| he/she/it | buys |
| present participle | buying |
| past tense | bought |
| past participle | bought |
I need to buy some new clothes.
Now you can buy and sell shares on the Internet.
Tickets can be bought at the door.
A lot of people just come into the shop without buying.
I bought a ball from the toy store.
I said I'd buy his bike off him.
He's always buying me presents.
Ed's parents bought that new computer for him.
They offered to buy the car for $4,000.
This dog food is cheaper when you buy it in bulk.
This is the American English definition of buy. View British English definition of buy.
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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