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having an affair

having an affair is the present participle and gerund of have an affair.

Meaning of have an affair

Verb

have an affair (third-person singular simple present has an affair, present participle having an affair, simple past and past participle had an affair)

  1. To engage in a romantic or sexual relationship while being married. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Questions about having an affair

What is having an affair the present participle and gerund of?
Having an affair is the present participle and gerund of have an affair.

Words near having an affair in the dictionary

  1. having a word
  2. having a word in someone's ear
  3. having a word with oneself
  4. having against
  5. having an accident
  6. having an affair
  7. having an easy time of it
  8. having an eye for
  9. having an in
  10. having another thing coming
  11. having another think coming

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