Past tense of afford

Forms of afford

Afforded in a sentence

• Any use would probably be an availing of the protection afforded by the passport.From the entry availing
• His desk afforded him a box seat to see who spoke to whom at the watercooler.From the entry box seat
• The vistaed mountains afforded many vantage points for photographing the lake.From the entry vistaed
• We have observed on several occasions that the expressive resources afforded by superplurals would have useful applications.2021, Salvatore Florio, Øystein Linnebo, The Many and the One: A Philosophical Study of Plural Logic, Oxford University Press, page 174. From the entry superpluralism
• Second Lifers also embraced the political freedoms and citizen opportunities afforded by the new world.2019, John Wills, “Second Life, Second America”, in Gamer Nation: Video Games and American Culture, Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins…. From the entry Second Lifer

Meaning of afford

1. verb To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; (usually after an expression of ability, as could, able, difficult) to be able or rich enough; to spare.
2. verb To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting or expending, with profit, or without too great a loss.
3. verb To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue.

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Questions about the past tense of afford

What is the past tense of afford?

The past tense of afford is afforded.

What is the past participle of afford?

The past participle of afford is afforded.

Is afford a regular or irregular verb?

Afford is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.