baɪ ˈɪntuː
neutral
intermediate
- Base verb:
- buy
- Particle:
- into
- Separable:
- No
What does "buy into" mean?
- To accept or believe in an idea or plan
- To invest in a business
Examples
- The whole team bought into the new vision.
- Not everyone bought into the proposal.
- Investors are buying into the growth potential.
- If employees don't buy into the change, it won't succeed.
How to use it
Common in leadership and management contexts.
Similar expressions
accept
believe in
embrace
invest in
Opposites
reject
oppose
resist
Related phrasal verbs
- turn into
To change or transform into something different
- break into
To enter a building illegally by force
- look into
To investigate or examine something carefully
- run into
To meet someone by chance
- tap into
To access or make use of a resource or market
- hack into
To gain unauthorized access to a computer system or data.
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