bought
Definitions
Verb
- Obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
- Make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
- Be worth or be capable of buying
- Acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange
- Accept as true
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Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "bought".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bought | 1 | 56 |
| 2 | boughten | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | boughter | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | boughton | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | overbought | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "bought".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "bought".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | thought | 1 | 517 |
| 2 | brought | 1 | 253 |
| 3 | ought | 1 | 68 |
| 4 | sought | 1 | 55 |
| 5 | fought | 1 | 46 |
| 6 | bout | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | boughs | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | wrought | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | bough | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | oughta | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | boughton | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | boughter | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | boughten | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | vought | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | rought | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | brough | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | blough | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | bugh | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | broughton | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | bouknight | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "bought" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bought and | 1 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "bought" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "bought" in the same piece of text.
Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 5
Sound Alikes: 3
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 2
Consonant Matches: 3
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
We Tasted 6 Store-Bought Vanilla Frostings—Here's The One We'd Buy Again
Mar 14, 2026 Southern Living
Mar 14, 2026 Southern Living
Zach Bryan just bought Jack Kerouac’s original ‘On the Road’ scroll for $12.1 million
Mar 15, 2026 San Francisco Chronicle
Mar 15, 2026 San Francisco Chronicle
Buyers who return TVs bought to watch Super Bowl create bargains — and backlash
Mar 13, 2026 NBC 7 San Diego
Mar 13, 2026 NBC 7 San Diego
Meet Tim Sweeney: The Epic Games billionaire who quietly bought 50,000 acres of forest to save it from de
Mar 15, 2026 The Times of India
Mar 15, 2026 The Times of India
Cornell Student Arrested for Firearm Possession Told Police He Bought Rifle to Shoot ICE ‘As a Last Resort’
Mar 14, 2026 The Cornell Daily Sun
Mar 14, 2026 The Cornell Daily Sun