Afford



verbpast tense: afforded ; past participle: afforded ; present participle: affording ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (Be able to buy, give furnish, provide, bear the expense of, spare) can't afford a car លៃលករកប្រាក់ទិញឡានមិនបាន
Example: I can't afford to have a holiday, I can't afford a car, Can you afford the time?can't afford to antagonize him ប្រឆាំងនឹងគាត់មិនកើតទេ He wouldn't afford me an interview គាត់មិនសុខចិត្ដឲ្យធ្វើសម្ភាសន៍ទេ afford great pleasure ធ្វើឲ្យសប្បាយណាស់
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) លៃលក, កែខៃ, ប្រគល់ដោយ, មានលុយគ្រប់គ្រាន់, អាចធ្វើនៅពេលណាមួយ
  • ill afford
    - មិនអាចធ្វើទៅកើត (ដោយខ្លាចមានផលបកមកវិញជាដើម)
ENGLISH MEANING
verbpast tense: afforded ; past participle: afforded ; present participle: affording ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue; as, grapes afford wine; olives afford oil; the earth affords fruit; the sea affords an abundant supply of fish.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish; as, a good life affords consolation in old age.
3.
(TRANSITIVE) To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury; as, A affords his goods cheaper than B; a man can afford a sum yearly in charity.
4.
(TRANSITIVE) To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; -- with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able or rich enough.