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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Afford \Af*ford"\ ([a^]f*f[=o]rd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Afforded; p. pr. & vb. n. Affording.] [OE. aforthen, AS.
     gefor[eth]ian, for[eth]ian, to further, accomplish, afford,
     fr. for[eth] forth, forward. The prefix ge- has no well
     defined sense. See Forth.]
     1. To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural
        result, fruit, or issue; as, grapes afford wine; olives
        afford oil; the earth affords fruit; the sea affords an
        abundant supply of fish.
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     2. To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its
        being the natural result; to provide; to furnish; as, a
        good life affords consolation in old age.
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              His tuneful Muse affords the sweetest numbers.
                                                    --Addison.
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              The quiet lanes . . . afford calmer retreats.
                                                    --Gilpin.
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     3. To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting,
        expending, with profit, or without loss or too great
        injury; as, A affords his goods cheaper than B; a man can
        afford a sum yearly in charity.
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     4. To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an
        act which might under other circumstances be injurious; --
        with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able
        or rich enough.
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              The merchant can afford to trade for smaller
              profits.                              --Hamilton.
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              He could afford to suffer
              With those whom he saw suffer.        --Wordsworth.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Afford \Af*ford"\ ([a^]f*f[=o]rd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Afforded; p. pr. & vb. n. Affording.] [OE. aforthen, AS.
     gefor[eth]ian, for[eth]ian, to further, accomplish, afford,
     fr. for[eth] forth, forward. The prefix ge- has no well
     defined sense. See Forth.]
     1. To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural
        result, fruit, or issue; as, grapes afford wine; olives
        afford oil; the earth affords fruit; the sea affords an
        abundant supply of fish.
  
     2. To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its
        being the natural result; to provide; to furnish; as, a
        good life affords consolation in old age.
  
              His tuneful Muse affords the sweetest numbers.
                                                    --Addison.
  
              The quiet lanes . . . afford calmer retreats.
                                                    --Gilpin.
  
     3. To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting,
        expending, with profit, or without loss or too great
        injury; as, A affords his goods cheaper than B; a man can
        afford a sum yearly in charity.
  
     4. To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an
        act which might under other circumstances be injurious; --
        with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able
        or rich enough.
  
              The merchant can afford to trade for smaller
              profits.                              --Hamilton.
  
              He could afford to suffer With those whom he saw
              suffer.                               --Wordsworth.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  afford
       v 1: be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two
            hours with this person"
       2: be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble";
          "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" [syn:
          yield, give]
       3: 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 access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French
          doors give onto a terrace" [syn: open, give]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  afford
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 έχω τη δυνατότητα να, διαθέτω χρήματα, έχω αρκετά χρήματα για να
  μπορώ να αγοράσω ή να κάνω κάτι
     2 διαθέτω κάτι άλλο χωρίς να δημιουργήσω πρόβλημα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  afford
     vb.
     1 To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which
  might under other circumstances be injurious; {lb|en|usually|after an
  expression of ability, as (l en could), (l en able), (l en difficult)}
  to be able or rich enough.
     2 (lb en obsolete) To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling,
  granting or expending, with profit, or without too great a loss.
     3 (rare) To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural
  result, fruit, or issue.
     4 To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being
  the natural result; to provide; to furnish.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  afford
     vb.
     1 To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which
  might under other circumstances be injurious; {lb|en|usually|after an
  expression of ability, as (l en could), (l en able), (l en difficult)}
  to be able or rich enough.
     2 (lb en obsolete) To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling,
  granting or expending, with profit, or without too great a loss.
     3 (rare) To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural
  result, fruit, or issue.
     4 To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being
  the natural result; to provide; to furnish.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  afford
     vb.
     1 To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which
  might under other circumstances be injurious; {lb|en|usually|after an
  expression of ability, as (l en could), (l en able), (l en difficult)}
  to be able or rich enough.
     2 (lb en obsolete) To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling,
  granting or expending, with profit, or without too great a loss.
     3 (rare) To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural
  result, fruit, or issue.
     4 To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being
  the natural result; to provide; to furnish.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  afford
     vb.
     1 To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which
  might under other circumstances be injurious; {lb|en|usually|after an
  expression of ability, as (l en could), (l en able), (l en difficult)}
  to be able or rich enough.
     2 (lb en obsolete) To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling,
  granting or expending, with profit, or without too great a loss.
     3 (rare) To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural
  result, fruit, or issue.
     4 To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being
  the natural result; to provide; to furnish.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  afford
     Englanti vb.
     1 olla (jollakulla) varaa (johonkin)
     2 suoda, antaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  afford
     Engelska vb.
     1 ha råd med
     2 skänka
     3 (dödform)(tagg kat=ålderdomligt språk=en) främja, befrämja, utfärda
     4 (dödform) bevilja, uppge

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  afford /ɐfˈɔːd/
  afwerp, oplewer, produseer

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Afford /ɐfˈɔːd/
  تحمّل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  afford //əˈfo(ː)ɹd// //əˈfoəd// //əˈfoɹd// //əˈfɔːd// /[əˈfo̞ɹd]/ 
  1. имам средства да купя, позволявам си
  to incur, stand, or bear
  2. давам, доставям, принасям
  to offer, provide, or supply