buy
verb (used with object)
to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, especially in money; purchase.
has bought
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present perfectof buy (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The Daily Star headlines with "You Only Drink Twice" as it says James Bond actor Daniel Craig has bought a pub.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
AutoZone has bought back three-quarters of its shares since the end of the 2007 fiscal year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Ethiopia has bought Turkey's top-end Akinci drones and the more basic Bayraktar TB2 models, as well as the cheaper Wing Loong from China and Mohajer-6 from Iran.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
He also has bought a Major League Volleyball expansion franchise that is scheduled to start play in Los Angeles next year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Zillah has bought a number of towels in different shades and run them repeatedly through the dryer, to get shades of pink, of gray-green, of off-white, as well as the standard undemeath-the-bed gray.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
