afford
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afford (3ª persona sing. presente affords, participio presente affording, passato semplice e participio passato afforded)
- permettersi, poter pagare
- We can't afford a new car : non possiamo permetterci una nuova auto
- af | ford
IPA: , , Ascolta la pronuncia :
dal medio inglese aforthen, a sua volta derivato dall'anglosassone forþian, "permettersi, acconsentire", derivato da forþ "avanti, oltre" con l'aggiunta del prefisso a-.
- The Free Dictionary, edizione online
- Merriam-Webster, Versione on-line
- WordReference.com, Versione on-line Italiano-Inglese
- Oxford English Living Dictionary, Oxford University on line edition
- Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary