| Level | A1 |
|---|---|
| Kind | verb |
| Front | buy |
| IPA | /baɪ / verb [transitive] (past tense, past participle bought /bɔːt /) |
| Back | satın almak; ısmarlamak |
| Back 2 | buy (verb) /baɪ /
verb [transitive] (past tense, past participle bought /bɔːt /)
buy sth (for sb); buy sb sth
to get sth by paying money for it
satın almak; ısmarlamak
I'm
going to buy a new dress for the party.
We
bought this book for you in London.
Can
I buy you a coffee?
He
bought the car from a friend.
Did
you buy your car new or second-hand?
He
bought the necklace as a present for his wife.
note at SHOPPING
OPPOSITE SELL
IDIOM
buy time
to do sth in order to delay an event, a
decision, etc.
zaman kazanmak
He
took a few days' holiday in order to buy some time before giving them his final
decision.
PHRASAL VERBS
buy sb off
(informal)
to pay sb money, especially dishonestly,
to stop them from doing sth you do not want them to do
rüşvet vermek
The
construction company tried to buy off the opposition by offering them discounts
on the properties they were planning to build.
buy sb out
to pay sb for their share in a house,
business, etc. in order to get full control of it yourself
(evde, işletmelerde vb) başkalarının hisselerini satın alıp kontrolü ele geçirmek
After
the divorce, she bought him out and kept the house for herself.
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