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
Dion	DEE-ahn (English), dee-AHN (English)	Ancient Greek, English
Eliina	E-lee:-nah	Finnish
Timon	TIE-mən (English), TEE-mawn (Dutch)	Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Dutch
Gazbiyya	-	Arabic
Aline	ə-LEEN (Portuguese), ay-LEEN (English)	French, Portuguese (Brazilian), English
Celio	CHE-lyo (Italian), THE-lyo (Spanish), SE-lyo (Latin American Spanish), SE-lyoo (Portuguese)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese