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- [bahy in-too]
- /baɪ ˈɪn tu/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bahy in-too]
- /baɪ ˈɪn tu/
Definitions of buy into words
- phrasal verb buy into If you buy into a company or an organization, you buy part of it, often in order to gain some control of it. 3
- verb buy into to agree with or accept as valid (an argument, theory, etc) 3
- verb buy into to get involved in (an argument, fight, etc) 3
- noun buy into buy in (sense 1) buy in (sense 3) (see phrase above) 3
- noun buy into buy (sense 5) 3
- verb with object buy into to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, especially in money; purchase. 1
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Origin of buy into
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English byen, variant of byggen, buggen, Old English bycgan; cognate with Old Saxon buggjan, Gothic bugjan to buy, Old Norse byggja to lend, rent
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Parts of speech for Buy into
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
buy into popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
buy into usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for buy into
verb buy into
- set — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- concur — If one person concurs with another person, the two people agree. You can also say that two people concur.
- grant — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
- recognize — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- acknowledge — If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
Antonyms for buy into
verb buy into
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- dispute — to engage in argument or debate.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
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