bought
v.v. to get something by paying money for it. It is the past tense form of the word 'buy'.
v. to have acquired possession of something in exchange for payment. The past tense and past participle form of the irregular verb 'buy'.
I bought a new car last week.
She bought all her groceries at the local market to support small businesses.
The company recently bought its largest competitor in a move that analysts suggest will lead to a total monopoly of the regional market.
See buy.
From Middle English bought, bowght, bouȝt, *buȝt, probably an alteration of bight, biȝt, byȝt (“bend, bight”) after bowen, buwen, buȝen (“to bow, bend”). Cognate with Scots boucht, bucht, bout (“bend”). More at bight and bout.
The verb is transitive and requires a direct object. As an irregular verb, it does not take the '-ed' suffix.
I buyed a new phoneI bought a new phoneThe verb 'buy' is irregular; the past tense is 'bought', not 'buyed'.