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  • afford — (v.) O.E. geforðian to put forth, contribute; further, advance; carry out, accomplish, from ge completive prefix (see A (Cf. a ) (1)) + forðian to further, from forð forward, onward (see FORTH (Cf. forth)). Change of th to d took place late 16c.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • afford — ► VERB 1) (can/could afford) have sufficient money, time, or means for. 2) provide (an opportunity or facility). DERIVATIVES affordability noun affordable adjective. ORIGIN Old English, «promote, perform»; related to FORTH(Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

  • afford — af|ford W3S1 [əˈfo:d US o:rd] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: geforthian to carry out , from forth] 1.) can/could afford [usually negative] a) to have enough money to buy or pay for something afford [to do] sth ▪ We can t afford to go on vacation… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • opportunity — n. 1) to grab, seize, take an opportunity 2) to afford, give, offer an opportunity 3) to find; have an opportunity 4) to lose an opportunity 5) a fleeting; lost, missed opportunity 6) (AE) equal opportunity ( government policy of giving all… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • afford — [[t]əfɔ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ♦♦♦ affords, affording, afforded 1) VERB If you cannot afford something, you do not have enough money to pay for it. [V n] My parents can t even afford a new refrigerator... [V n] The arts should be available to more people at… …   English dictionary

  • opportunity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ ample, considerable, plenty of ▪ We ll have plenty of opportunity to talk later. ▪ limited, little, not much ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • afford — verb ADVERB ▪ easily, well ▪ She can well afford to pay for herself. ▪ barely, hardly, ill, just, not really …   Collocations dictionary

  • Opportunity school — An opportunity school is an alternative to regular schools. Students who may be applicable to attend opportunity schools are students who have unique situations that may hinder their abilities in an average schooling environment. This may include …   Wikipedia

  • afford — verb 1》 (can/could afford) have sufficient money, time, or means for.     ↘be able to do something without risk of adverse consequences. 2》 provide (an opportunity or facility). Origin OE geforthian promote, perform , later manage to do , from ge …   English new terms dictionary

  • photo opportunity — ☆ photo opportunity n. an opportunity, as at a specially chosen public event, for a politician or other celebrity to be photographed by the press, TV, etc. in a way expected to afford favorable publicity: also Informal photo op [äp] or photo op n …   English World dictionary

  • Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center — This article is about the archeological site. For the barrio, see Tibes. Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

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