buy

kaufen

Etwas gegen Geld bekommen.

In einfachem Englisch: To get something by giving money for it.

• I need to buy bread.
• She bought a new coat yesterday.
• Where did you buy those shoes?

So benutzt man es: buy someone something (I bought my sister a book.); buy something for someone (We bought flowers for our teacher.); buy something from someone (He bought a bike from his neighbor.)

Synonyme: purchase

Gegenteile: sell

Häufige Wendungen: buy something, buy someone something, buy from someone

reichen für, kaufen

Von einem Geldbetrag gesagt: ausreichen, um etwas zu bezahlen.

In einfachem Englisch: If an amount of money does this, it is enough to pay for something.

• Ten dollars buys lunch here.
• That amount will not buy much.
• What can fifty euros buy in this town?

Synonyme: pay for, cover

Häufige Wendungen: buy a meal, buy much, buy a ticket

gewinnen, verschaffen

Etwas hinauszögern, um mehr Zeit zum Vorbereiten oder Handeln zu haben.

In einfachem Englisch: To delay something so you have more time to prepare or act.

• We need to buy time.
• Her questions bought us a few extra minutes.
• The temporary repair buys time until the new parts arrive.

So benutzt man es: buy someone time to do something (The delay bought us time to find help.)

Synonyme: gain, secure

Häufige Wendungen: buy time, buy someone time, buy more time

glauben, abkaufen

Eine Geschichte, Ausrede oder Idee für wahr oder überzeugend halten.

In einfachem Englisch: To accept a story, excuse, or idea as true or convincing.

• I do not buy his excuse.
• She bought the story about the broken phone.
• Do you really buy that argument?

Synonyme: believe, accept

Gegenteile: disbelieve

Häufige Wendungen: buy the story, buy an excuse, buy that argument

erkaufen, erlangen

Etwas gewinnen, indem man etwas Wertvolles aufgibt oder einen Verlust in Kauf nimmt.

In einfachem Englisch: To gain something by giving up something valuable or accepting a loss.

• They bought peace with painful compromises.
• He bought comfort by giving up his freedom.
• She refused to buy security at the cost of love.

So benutzt man es: buy something with something (They bought freedom with years of struggle.); buy something at the cost of something (She bought success at the cost of her health.)

Synonyme: gain, obtain, secure

Häufige Wendungen: buy peace, buy freedom, buy silence

Kauf

Etwas Gekauftes, das oft nach Preis und Qualität beurteilt wird.

In einfachem Englisch: Something you purchase, often judged by its price and quality.

• This coat was a good buy.
• Which laptop is the best buy?
• Those cheap chairs turned out to be bad buys.

Synonyme: purchase, bargain

Häufige Wendungen: a good buy, a bad buy, the best buy