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afford definition

afford


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  afford 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  afford 
 
  Sense  2 
  yield,  give  afford 
  =>  open  open  up 
  =>  leave  allow  for  allow  provide  for 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  afford 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  afford 
 
  Sense  2 
  yield,  give  afford 
  =>  open  open  up 
  =>  leave  allow  for  allow  provide  for 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  afford 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  afford 
 
  4  senses  of  afford 
 
  Sense  1 
  afford 
  =>  spend,  expend,  drop 
 
  Sense  2 
  yield,  give  afford 
  =>  supply,  provide,  render,  furnish 
 
  Sense  3 
  afford 
 
  Sense  4 
  afford,  open  give 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  afford 
 
  afford  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  afford 
 
  Sense  1 
  afford 
  =>  spend,  expend,  drop 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  yield,  give  afford 
  =>  supply,  provide,  render,  furnish 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  afford 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  afford,  open  give 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  afford 
 
  The  verb  afford  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (24)  afford  --  (be  able  to  spare  or  give  up  "I  can't  afford  to  spend  two  hours  with  this  person") 
  2.  (13)  yield,  give  afford  --  (be  the  cause  or  source  of  "He  gave  me  a  lot  of  trouble";  "Our  meeting  afforded  much  interesting  information") 
  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,  open  give  --  (afford  access  to  "the  door  opens  to  the  patio";  "The  French  doors  give  onto  a  terrace") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  afford 
  affordable 
 
  Overview  of  verb  afford 
 
  The  verb  afford  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (24)  afford  --  (be  able  to  spare  or  give  up  "I  can't  afford  to  spend  two  hours  with  this  person") 
  2.  (13)  yield,  give  afford  --  (be  the  cause  or  source  of  "He  gave  me  a  lot  of  trouble";  "Our  meeting  afforded  much  interesting  information") 
  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,  open  give  --  (afford  access  to  "the  door  opens  to  the  patio";  "The  French  doors  give  onto  a  terrace") 



afford definition