buy, v.
(bought, buying, buys)
freq. cnt. 104
(bought, buying, buys)
freq. cnt. 104
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 136 freq. cnt.: 102 freq. cnt.: 34
buy purchase
sample sentences
"The family purchased a new car""The conglomerate acquired a new company"
"She buys for the big department store"
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
The children %s the ball
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
The children %s the ball
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antonym
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semantic pointers
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make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
bribe buy corrupt grease one's palms
sample sentences
"This judge can be bought"verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySam cannot %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySam cannot %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySam cannot %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody
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accept as true
<verb.cognition>
buy
sample sentences
"I can't buy this story"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingThey won't %s the story
semantic pointers
hypernym
acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange
<verb.possession>
buy
sample sentences
"She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
be worth or be capable of buying
<verb.stative>
buy
sample sentences
"This sum will buy you a ride on the train"verb frames
Something ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form