buy into

English

Etymology

buy + into

Verb

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

1. (idiomatic) believe; accept a craze or fad for valid.

   I don't buy into all this propaganda.

2. (finance) To buy stocks or shares of (a business).

   We bought into a local electrical firm.

Synonyms

(accept as valid):

• fall for

Translations

believe

• Russian: покупа́ться (ru) (pokupát'sja) impf., купи́ться (ru) (kupít'sja) pf.