buy

buy something

Fig. to believe something someone says; to accept something to be a fact. It may be true, but I don't buy it. I just don't buy the idea that you can swim that far.

buy something (from someone) (for something)

to purchase something from someone at a particular price, or for a particular type of payment, such as for cash, for practically nothing, etc. I bought the car from Mark for a reasonable price. I bought it for a reasonable price from Mark.

buy

1. n. a purchase. Man, this is a great buy.

2. tv. to believe something. It sounds good to me, but will your wife buy it?

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Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aldric	['ɔ:ldrik]
Mat	MAT	English
Veronika	vye-rah-NEE-kah (Russian), vee-rah-NEE-kah (Russian), ve-RO-nee-kah (German, Croatian)	Russian, Czech, Slovak, German, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Swedish, Norweg
Bryana	-	English (Modern)
Zekharyah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Dawkins	['dɔ:kinz]