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afford
af·ford A0123400 (ə-fôrd′)tr.v. af·ford·ed, af·ford·ing, af·fords 1. To have the financial means for; bear the cost of: able to afford a new car.2. To manage to spare or give up: can't afford an hour for lunch.3. To manage or bear without disadvantage or risk to oneself: can afford to be tolerant.4. To make available or have as a necessary feature; provide: a tree that affords ample shade; a sport affording good exercise.
[Middle English aforthen, from Old English geforthian, to carry out : ge-, perfective pref.; see yclept + forthian, to further (from forth, forth, forward; see per in Indo-European roots).]
af·ford′a·bil′i·ty (ə-fôr′də-bĭl′ĭ-tē) n.af·ford′a·ble adj.af·ford′a·bly adv.afford (əˈfɔːd) vb1. (preceded by: can, could, etc) to be able to do or spare something, esp without incurring financial difficulties or without risk of undesirable consequences: we can afford to buy a small house; I can afford to give you one of my chess sets; we can't afford to miss this play. 2. to give, yield, or supply: the meeting afforded much useful information. [Old English geforthian to further, promote, from forth forth; the Old English prefix ge- was later reduced to a-, and the modern spelling (C16) is influenced by words beginning aff-] afˈfordable adj afˌfordaˈbility naf•ford (əˈfɔrd, əˈfoʊrd)
v.t. 1. to be able to undergo, manage, or the like, without serious consequence: The country can't afford another drought. 2. to be able to meet the expense of or spare the price of: Can I afford a new dress? 3. to furnish; supply: The sale afforded us a good profit. 4. to give; confer upon: to afford great pleasure to someone. [before 1050; Middle English aforthen, iforthen, Old English geforthian to further, accomplish, v. derivative of forth forth] affordIf you can afford something, you have enough money to buy it. If you can't afford something, you don't have enough money to buy it. It's too expensive we can't afford it.Do you think one day we'll be able to afford a new sofa?Afford is almost always used with can, could, or be able to. Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'affords' something. Don't say, for example, 'We afforded a new television'. Say 'We were able to afford a new television'. You say that someone can afford to have something or can afford to do something. Imagine a situation where everybody can afford to have a car.I can't afford to rent this flat.Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'can afford having' something or 'can afford doing' something. Be Careful!
Don't use a passive form of afford. Don't say that something 'can be afforded'. Instead you say that people can afford it. We need to build houses that people can afford.afford
Past participle: afforded
Gerund: affording
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| I afford | | you afford | | he/she/it affords | | we afford | | you afford | | they afford |
| Preterite |
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| I afforded | | you afforded | | he/she/it afforded | | we afforded | | you afforded | | they afforded |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am affording | | you are affording | | he/she/it is affording | | we are affording | | you are affording | | they are affording |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have afforded | | you have afforded | | he/she/it has afforded | | we have afforded | | you have afforded | | they have afforded |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was affording | | you were affording | | he/she/it was affording | | we were affording | | you were affording | | they were affording |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had afforded | | you had afforded | | he/she/it had afforded | | we had afforded | | you had afforded | | they had afforded |
| Future |
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| I will afford | | you will afford | | he/she/it will afford | | we will afford | | you will afford | | they will afford |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have afforded | | you will have afforded | | he/she/it will have afforded | | we will have afforded | | you will have afforded | | they will have afforded |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be affording | | you will be affording | | he/she/it will be affording | | we will be affording | | you will be affording | | they will be affording |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been affording | | you have been affording | | he/she/it has been affording | | we have been affording | | you have been affording | | they have been affording |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been affording | | you will have been affording | | he/she/it will have been affording | | we will have been affording | | you will have been affording | | they will have been affording |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been affording | | you had been affording | | he/she/it had been affording | | we had been affording | | you had been affording | | they had been affording |
| Conditional |
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| I would afford | | you would afford | | he/she/it would afford | | we would afford | | you would afford | | they would afford |
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| I would have afforded | | you would have afforded | | he/she/it would have afforded | | we would have afforded | | you would have afforded | | they would have afforded |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  afford - be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"expend, spend, drop - pay out; "spend money" | | 2. | afford - be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"yield, giveopen up, open - make available; "This opens up new possibilities"give - cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"allow for, allow, provide, leave - make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway" | | 3. |  afford - have the financial means to do something or buy something; "We can't afford to send our children to college"; "Can you afford this car?" | | 4. |  afford - afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"open, give |
affordverb1. have the money for, manage, bear, pay for, spare, stand, stretch to The arts should be available at prices people can afford.2. bear, stand, sustain, allow yourself We cannot afford to wait.3. give, offer, provide, produce, supply, grant, yield, render, furnish, bestow, impart The room afforded fine views of the city.affordverbTo make (something) readily available:extend, offer, provide.Idiom: place at one's disposal.Translationsafford (əˈfoːd) verb1. (usually with can, ~could) to be able to spend money, time etc on or for something. I can't afford (to buy) a new car. 負擔得起 负担得起2. (usually with can, ~could) to be able to do (something) without causing oneself trouble, difficulty etc. She can't afford to be rude to her employer no matter how rude he is to her. 擔當得起 担当得起Afford
AffordTo be able to buy something. Theoretically, one can afford anything so long as one has the money to purchase it. However, affordability is subjective to a certain extent, depending on one's other obligations, wants and needs. See also: Expensive, Cheap.AFFORD
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| AFFORD➣Africa Foundation for Development (UK) |
afford
Related to afford: effortSynonyms for affordverb have the money forSynonyms- have the money for
- manage
- bear
- pay for
- spare
- stand
- stretch to
verb bearSynonyms- bear
- stand
- sustain
- allow yourself
verb giveSynonyms- give
- offer
- provide
- produce
- supply
- grant
- yield
- render
- furnish
- bestow
- impart
Synonyms for affordverb to make (something) readily availableSynonymsSynonyms for affordverb be able to spare or give upRelated Wordsverb be the cause or source ofSynonymsRelated Words- open up
- open
- give
- furnish
- provide
- supply
- render
- allow for
- allow
- leave
verb afford access toSynonyms |