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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
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