bought

bought
bought p.t. and pp. of BUY (Cf. buy) (q.v.).

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  • bought — bought·en; un·bought; bought; …   English syllables

  • Bought — Bought, n. [Cf. Dan. bugt bend, turning, Icel. bug?a. Cf. {Bight}, {Bout}, and see {Bow} to bend.] [1913 Webster] 1. A flexure; a bend; a twist; a turn; a coil, as in a rope; as the boughts of a serpent. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] The boughts …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bought — Bought, p. a. Purchased; bribed. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bought — Bought, imp. & p. p. of {Buy}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bought|en — «B tuhn», adjective. U.S. Dialect. bought; not homemade. Usage Boughten is a nonstandard expression …   Useful english dictionary

  • bought — [bo:t US bo:t] the past tense and past participle of ↑buy …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bought — the past tense and past participle of buy1 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bought — [bôt] vt., vi. pt. & pp. of BUY adj. Dial. BOUGHTEN …   English World dictionary

  • Bought — Buy Buy (b[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bought} (b[add]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Buying} (b[imac] [i^]ng).] [OE. buggen, buggen, bien, AS. bycgan, akin to OS. buggean, Goth. bugjan.] 1. To acquire the ownership of (property) by giving an accepted… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bought — I. past and past participle of buy II. adjective Etymology: past participle of buy Date: 1599 store 2 < bought clothes > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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