boughten

bought·en

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bawt-n]
- /ˈbɔt n/
- /ˈbɒ.tən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bawt-n]
- /ˈbɔt n/

Definitions of boughten word

adjective boughten bought at a store and not homemade 3
adjective boughten store-bought. 1
verb boughten (archaic or regional, chiefly US) past participle of buy. 0
adjective boughten (archaic or regional, Cornwall, US) Having been purchased or bought (rather than homemade). 0

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Origin of boughten

First appearance:

before 1785

One of the 44% newest English words

First recorded in 1785-95; bought + -en3

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Parts of speech for Boughten

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Boughten

boughten popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

boughten usage trend in Literature

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