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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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"If you bought in the first few days, you're not very happy right now," Kerr added.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2026

It pointed to 51 new apartments it built in the centre of Tonypandy, Rhondda Cynon Taf, which will soon see tenants move in seven years after the former Big Shed site was bought.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2026

He bought gold in the hope of it offering protection as bonds used to, although since the Iran war it hasn’t worked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 12, 2026

I bought a tub of amatriciana, flecked with visible hunks of guanciale and red pepper flakes, and a box of rigatoni.

From Salon • Jul. 11, 2026

When we bought our house, Steven learned to play the piano so he could play it for me every night.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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