pays (A1)
verb
Pronunciation: /peɪz/
Definition
To give money to someone for work or for goods and services.
Examples
My employer pays me a good salary.
She pays the bills on time each month.
How to Use pays
- pay for (prepositional phrase)
- To give money to buy something. — "I'll pay for the tickets."
- pay back (phrasal verb)
- To return money that you owe. — "I need to pay back the loan by next month."
- pay attention to (collocation)
- To watch, listen to, or consider something or someone carefully. — "You should pay attention to what the teacher is saying."
- pay a visit (collocation)
- To visit someone. — "We decided to pay a visit to our grandparents."
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