BOUGHT


Meaning of BOUGHT in English

I.

Etymology: Middle English boughte (past), bought, ybought (past participle), from Old English bohte (past), boht, geboht (past participle); akin to Gothic bauhta bought (past), bauhts bought (past participle) — more at buy

past of buy

II. adjective

Etymology: from past participle of buy

: not homemade : purchased, ready-made

unable to let a bought sauce go by undoctored — New Yorker

bought Christmas cards

III. ˈbōḵt, ˈbəḵt noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English (Scots) bowcht, probably from Middle Dutch bocht, bucht pen for animals; akin to Old English byht bend — more at bight

chiefly Scotland : a shelter of any kind ; especially : one for animals

IV. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from Middle Low German bucht, bocht; akin to Old English byht

1. ˈbüḵt, ˈbōḵt chiefly Scotland : bend , curve

the bought of his elbow

2. archaic : twist , turn , coil

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.