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• have an affection for — index discriminate (treat differently) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Affection — Af*fec tion, n. [F. affection, L. affectio, fr. afficere. See {Affect}.] 1. The act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being affected. [1913 Webster] 2. An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• for — [ weak fər, strong fɔr ] function word *** For can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): I bought some flowers for Chloe. Wait there for a while. as a conjunction (connecting two clauses): I told her to leave, for… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• conceive an affection for — feel fondness for …   English contemporary dictionary

• affection — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, genuine, great, real, special, strong, warm ▪ mutual ▪ brotherly …   Collocations dictionary

• affection — n. 1) to demonstrate, display, show; return affection 2) to feel affection 3) to gain, win smb. s affection (she won the children s affection) 4) deep, strong, warm affection 5) affection for (to feel affection for smb.) * * * [ə fekʃ(ə)n]… …   Combinatory dictionary

• affection — 01. Your grandmother has a lot of [affection] for you, and will be upset if you don t visit her while you are in town. 02. Our cat is very [affectionate], and will sit on your lap and purr for hours. 03. The old man kissed his wife… …   Grammatical examples in English

• affection — [[t]əfe̱kʃ(ə)n[/t]] affections 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N for/of n If you regard someone or something with affection, you like them and are fond of them. She thought of him with affection... She had developed quite an affection for the place. ...trying… …   English dictionary

• affection — af|fec|tion [əˈfekʃən] n [singular, U] 1.) a feeling of liking or love and caring = ↑fondness affection for ▪ Bart had a deep affection for the old man. ▪ She looked back on those days with affection . ▪ Their father never showed them much… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• affection — af|fec|tion [ ə fekʃən ] noun uncount * a feeling of liking and caring about someone or something: She has difficulty showing affection. affection for: He obviously has a great affection for Canada and its people …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• affection — noun (C, U) a gentle feeling of love and caring (+ for): Bart felt a great affection for the old man. | show affection: Their mother never shows them much affection …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English