buy into
To believe; to accept as validTo believe (something, especially something implausible); to accept (a craze, fad, or notion) as valid.
» He bought his way into college.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)To believe (something, especially something implausible); to accept (a craze, fad, or notion) as valid.
I don't buy into all this propaganda.
abkaufen, abnehmen
покупа́тьсяpokupátʹsja, купи́тьсяkupítʹsja
To buy stocks or shares of (a business).
We bought into a local electrical firm.
Anteile kaufen
buy stocks or shares of a company
Examples
12 sentencesHe bought his way into college.
I don't buy into that anymore.
He tried to buy into the club.
deEr wollte sich in den Verein einkaufen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He doesn't buy into this type of thing.
Tom doesn't buy into any of this self-help stuff.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From buy + into.From buy + into.
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Forms
buys into, buying into, bought into, bought into| Base form | buy into · to buy into |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | buys into |
| Present participle | buying into |
| Past simple | bought into |
| Past participle | bought into |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- buy offвартуватиTo pay off, convince to refrain etc. by corrupt payment or other service.
- buy upTo buy the whole of; to purchase the entire stock of something.
- buy outTo purchase the entire stock or extent of something
- buy inTo accept an idea as valid; to join in on a concept.
- buy downTo reduce a mortgage interest rate by means of a buydown.
- buy backTo purchase (something already sold, misplaced, destroyed, or given away).
- buy overTo gain the support of (a person) through bribery.
- buy intoTo believe (something, especially something implausible); to accept (a craze, fad, or notion) as valid.
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb