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bought out from under

bought out from under is the simple past and past participle of buy out from under.

Meaning of buy out from under

Verb

buy out from under (third-person singular simple present buys out from under, present participle buying out from under, simple past and past participle bought out from under)

  1. (ditransitive) To purchase (something) that (somebody else) intends to buy.
    • We better make an offer before somebody buys the house out from under us.
  2. (transitive) To make a payment to escape from or cancel (a problem).
    • He bought out from under his legal problems.

Questions about bought out from under

What is bought out from under the simple past and past participle of?
Bought out from under is the simple past and past participle of buy out from under.

Words near bought out from under in the dictionary

  1. bought into
  2. bought it
  3. bought off
  4. bought off on
  5. bought out
  6. bought out from under
  7. bought over
  8. bought priesthood
  9. bought priesthoods
  10. bought some time
  11. bought straw hats in winter

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