Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to afford
Participle: afforded
Gerund: affording
Indicative
Present
| I | afford |
| you | afford |
| he;she;it | affords |
| we | afford |
| you | afford |
| they | afford |
Perfect
| I | have afforded |
| you | have afforded |
| he;she;it | has afforded |
| we | have afforded |
| you | have afforded |
| they | have afforded |
Past
| I | afforded |
| you | afforded |
| he;she;it | afforded |
| we | afforded |
| you | afforded |
| they | afforded |
Pluperfect
| I | had afforded |
| you | had afforded |
| he;she;it | had afforded |
| we | had afforded |
| you | had afforded |
| they | had afforded |
Future
| I | will afford |
| you | will afford |
| he;she;it | will afford |
| we | will afford |
| you | will afford |
| they | will afford |
Future Perfect
| 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 |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | afford |
| you | afford |
| he;she;it | afford |
| we | afford |
| you | afford |
| they | afford |
Perfect
| I | have afforded |
| you | have afforded |
| he;she;it | have afforded |
| we | have afforded |
| you | have afforded |
| they | have afforded |
Imperfect
| I | afforded |
| you | afforded |
| he;she;it | afforded |
| we | afforded |
| you | afforded |
| they | afforded |
Pluperfect
| I | had afforded |
| you | had afforded |
| he;she;it | had afforded |
| we | had afforded |
| you | had afforded |
| they | had afforded |
Conditional
Present
| I | would afford |
| you | would afford |
| he;she;it | would afford |
| we | would afford |
| you | would afford |
| they | would afford |
Perfect
| 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 |
Imperative
| you | afford |
| we | Let's afford |
| you | afford |
Verbs conjugated like 'afford'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'afford'
affoard,
affoord,
afform,
afoord,
abord,
accord,
affirm,
afforce,
efform,
effort,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- provide
- yield, produce, furnish, allow, bear, permit, sustain, stand
Antonyms
- provide
- deprive, refuse, deny, remove
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E.
geforðian "to advance," from
ge- completive prefix (see a- (1)) +
forðian "to further," from
forð "forward, onward." Change of
-th- to
-d- was 16c. (and also transformed
burthen and
murther into their modern forms). Prefix shift to
af- took place 16c. under mistaken belief that it was a L. word in
ad-. Notion of "accomplish" (late O.E.) gradually became "manage to buy or maintain; have enough money (to do something)" (1833). Older sense is preserved in
afford (one) an opportunity.
2. From Middle English afforthen, aforthen, avorthien, from earlier iforthen, iforthien, ȝeforthien, from Old English forþian, ġeforþian (“to further, accomplish, afford”), from Proto-Germanic *furþōną, from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth, forward”), equivalent to a- + forth. Cognate with Old Norse forða (“to forward oneself, save oneself, escape danger”), Icelandic forða (“to save, rescue”). See: Old English '
forþian', Proto-Germanic '
*furþōną', Icelandic '
forða'.
Verbs referencing "afford"
French
afforder, Scots
affuird, Welsh
fforddio, Macanese afordâ.
Sample Sentences
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“ Well, I 've got just as much conscience as any man in business can afford to keep,—just a little, you know, to swear by, as ’ t were, ” said the trader, jocularly; “ and, then, I 'm ready to do anything in reason to ’ blige friends; but this yer, you see, is a leetle too [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] a thorough confidence established, by those means, between the physician and patient, in respect of the nature and extent of their hallucinations, but it is easy to understand that opportunities are afforded for seizing any moment of reason, to startle them by placing their own delusion before them in its most incongruous and ridiculous light.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] politeness and good breeding are observed throughout. They all take their tone from the Doctor; and he moves a very Chesterfield among the company. Like other assemblies, these entertainments afford a fruitful topic of conversation among the ladies for some days; and the gentlemen are so anxious to shine on these occasions, that they have been sometimes found ‘practising their steps ’ in [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] by this account of them, imperfect in its execution, but in its just intention, honest, I could hope to convey to my readers one-hundredth part of the gratification, the sights I have described, afforded me.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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‘But suppose a man were here for a twelvemonth. I know this is only a prison for criminals who are charged with grave offences, while they are awaiting their trial, or under remand, but the law here affords criminals many means of delay. What with motions for new trials, and in arrest of judgment, and what not, a prisoner might be here for twelve months, I take it, might he not ? ’
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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I was accompanied to this prison by two gentlemen officially connected with its management, and passed the day in going from cell to cell, and talking with the inmates. Every facility was afforded me, that the utmost courtesy could suggest. Nothing was concealed or hidden from my view, and every piece of information that I sought, was openly and frankly given. The perfect order of the [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] I had an opportunity of seeing, well managed. Many persons who are not members of the Romish Church, avail themselves, I believe, of these institutions, and of the advantageous opportunities they afford for the education of their children. The heights of this neighbourhood, above the Potomac River, are very picturesque: and are free, I should conceive, from some of the insalubrities of Washington. [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] curses of this horrible institution has fallen; and had greater pleasure in contemplating the withered ground, than the richest and most thriving cultivation in the same place could possibly have afforded me.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] darting in among the crowded branches, and the thunder rolled gloomily above the tree tops, one could scarcely help thinking that there were better neighbourhoods at such a time than thick woods afforded.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ Which will afford you great consolation, no doubt ! ” said St. Clare, in a dry, bitter tone.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)