Čo znamená afford v angličtine a aká je definícia afford?

V tomto najautoritatívnejšom anglickom slovníku sa môžete naučiť afford výslovnosť, gramatika a synonymá.

afford Význam & definícia

0 to be able to buy or do something because you have enough money or time:
- I don't know how he can afford a new car on his salary.
- Few people are able to afford cars like that.
- She couldn't afford the time off work to see him.
- [ + to infinitive ] I can't afford to buy a house.
1 to allow someone to have something pleasant or necessary:
- The hut afforded little protection from the elements.
- [ + two objects ] Her seat afforded her an uninterrupted view of the stage.
2 to have enough money or time to buy, keep, or do something:
- [ T ] I don’t know how he can afford a new car.
- [ I ] Can you afford to take any time off work?
3 to be able to buy or do something because you have enough money:
- He is over 60 and can't afford his pension contributions.
- can afford to do sth Debt is not necessarily a bad thing if the consumer can afford to pay it back.
- can afford to do sth We can afford to wait.
- I can't afford to pay attention to any controversy.

We couldn't afford to pay the lawyer's fee.
We can't afford another trip abroad this year.
How can he afford to buy himself a brand new car?
Don't be so ridiculous! I can't possibly afford to go on holiday.
Building a dam would be a use of financial resources which this country cannot afford.
Cost utility analysis permits the cost of treatment to be considered according to the amount of benefit afforded to the patients.
Using only the most rigorous design, on the other hand, ignores the probative importance of replication and corroboration that multiple studies afford.
The third goal is related to the second: analysis/synthesis should afford musically interesting transformations and control.