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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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.
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