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[əˈfɔːd], (Verb)
Definitions:
- have enough money to pay for
(e.g: the best that I could afford was a first-floor room)
- provide or supply (an opportunity or facility)
(e.g: the rooftop terrace affords beautiful views)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late Old English geforthian, from ge- (prefix implying completeness) + forthian ‘to further’, from forth. The original sense was ‘promote, perform, accomplish’, later ‘manage, be in a position to do’
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