afford

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

verb

1. be able to spare or give up (Freq. 24)
- I can't afford to spend two hours with this person
• Hypernyms:
spend, expend, drop
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. be the cause or source of (Freq. 13)
- He gave me a lot of trouble
- Our meeting afforded much interesting information
• Syn:
yield, give
• Hypernyms:
supply, provide, render, furnish
• Hyponyms:
open, open up, leave, allow for, allow, provide
• Verb Group:
give
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
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?
• Derivationally related forms:
affordable
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. afford access to
- the door opens to the patio
- The French doors give onto a terrace
• Syn:
open, give
• Derivationally related forms:
open (for: open), opening (for: open)
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  open, give, yield