verb

bought

bought

I bought a new book yesterday.

I bought a new book yesterday.

She bought flowers for her mother.

She bought flowers for her mother.

((sth.)) to buy (sth.) I bought a new car.

((sb.)) ((sth.)) to buy (sb.) (sth.) He bought his son a toy.

Synonyms: purchased, acquired

From Old English 'bycgan' meaning 'to buy, pay for'. It is an irregular past tense form.

This is the past tense of 'buy'. Remember the tricky 'ough' spelling, which sounds like 'awt'.

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