Word

afford, v.
(afforded, affording, affords)
freq. cnt. 37

be able to spare or give up
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 24

afford

"I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

be the cause or source of
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 179 freq. cnt.: 160 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 6

afford give yield

"He gave me a lot of trouble"
"Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

Something ----s something

Something ----s something

Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hyponym

verb group

hypernym

afford access to
<verb.possession>

afford give open

"the door opens to the patio"
"The French doors give onto a terrace"

Something is ----ing PP

Something is ----ing PP

Something is ----ing PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

have the financial means to do something or buy something
<verb.stative>

afford

"We can't afford to send our children to college"
"Can you afford this car?"

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form