afford
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
be able to spare or give up
I can't afford to spend two hours with this person
Types & categories
- expend hypernym
Sense 2 verb
be the cause or source of
He gave me a lot of trouble
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- give verb group
Sense 3 verb
have the financial means to do something or buy something
We can't afford to send our children to college
Related & opposite
- low-cost derivation
Sense 4 verb
afford access to
the door opens to the patio
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | expend |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | give |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | supply |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | open up |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | allow for |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | low-cost |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | orifice |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | open |