buy over
buy over · buys over · bought over · buying over
To gain the support of through briberyTo gain the support of (a person) through bribery.
» If you want a drink, you can buy one over there.
Meaning
1 sensesTo gain the support of (a person) through bribery.
Examples
1 sentencesIf you want a drink, you can buy one over there.
Forms
buys over, buying over, bought over, bought over| Base form | buy over · to buy over |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | buys over |
| Present participle | buying over |
| Past simple | bought over |
| Past participle | bought over |
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.
Lessons 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