to buy
01
köpa
to get something in exchange for paying money
Transitive: to buy sth
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
enkelt
handlingsverb
oregelbundet
presens
buy
3:e person singular
buys
presens particip
buying
enkelt preteritum
bought
perfekt particip
bought
Exempel
I need to buy groceries for dinner tonight.
Jag behöver köpa matvaror till middagen ikväll.
1.1
köpa, muta
to persuade a particular person to do something illegal or dishonest in exchange for money
Transitive: to buy sb
Exempel
He refused to be bought by their corrupt offers.
Han vägrade att bli köpt av deras korrupta erbjudanden.
1.2
köpa, förvärva
to acquire something by trading or sacrificing something else of significant value
Transitive: to buy something desirable
Exempel
Success in this field is often bought with years of hard work.
Framgång på detta område köps ofta med år av hårt arbete.
1.3
köpa, räcka till för
(of money) to be enough to pay for a particular thing
Transitive: to buy sth
Exempel
Ten dollars won't buy a decent meal in this city.
Tio dollar köper inte en ordentlig måltid i den här staden.
02
tro, svälja
to accept, believe, or trust something as true
Transitive: to buy an excuse
slang
Exempel
I don't buy his excuse for being late.
Jag köper inte hans ursäkt för att vara sen.
Buy
01
köp, fynd
an advantageous purchase
grammatisk information
animacitetsstatus
icke-animat
morfologisk sammansättning
enkelt
räknebart
pluralform
buys
Lexikalt Träd
buyer
buying
buy
