Có thể, có đủ sức, có đủ khả năng, có đủ điều kiện (để làm gì)

I can't afford to lose a minute

tôi không thể để mất một phút nào

Cho, tạo cho, cấp cho, ban cho

reading affords us pleasure

đọc sách cho ta niềm vui thú

the fields afford enough fodder for the cattle

cánh đồng cung cấp đủ cỏ khô cho trâu bò

chịu tốn

Have the means, be able or rich enough, manage, bear theexpense, pay, provide: We cannot afford to send the children tobetter schools.

Give, spare, give up, contribute, donate;sacrifice: The loss of a single day's work was more than Icould afford.

Yield, give, supply, produce, provide, furnish,grant, offer; give forth: May kind heaven afford himeverlasting rest. The poems afford no explanation.

(prec. by can or be able to; often foll. by to +infin.) a have enough money, means, time, etc., for; be able tospare (can afford œ50; could not afford a holiday; can we affordto buy a new television?). b be in a position to do something(esp. without risk of adverse consequences) (can't afford to lethim think so).

Yield a supply of.

Provide (affords a viewof the sea).

Affordable adj. affordability n. [ME f. OEgeforthian promote (as Y-, FORTH), assim. to words in AF-]