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# afford

«afford» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To have enough money to pay for something (We can't…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (afford, affords, afforded, affording) — usually with can, could, be able to

### meaning for a pupil

1) To have enough money to pay for something (We can't afford a new car). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afford/#m1)

2) To have enough time, space or energy for something (I can't afford to miss the bus). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afford/#m2)

3) To be able to do something without bad results (We can't afford to make mistakes). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afford/#m3)

4) (formal) To give or provide (The hill affords a fine view). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afford/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Psalms teaches that horses and armies cannot save a person; tradition reads this as trust in God, not in military power. In the primary lessons: In maths and money lessons: «Can she afford it?» means compare what you have with the price — if money ≥ price, yes. Budgeting and saving teach that you can't afford everything you want. In everyday life families talk about what they can afford. Phrases: can afford, can't afford, afford to do, affordable (cheap enough).

### examples

- A horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth it afford escape by its great strength. (Writings PSA.33.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afford/#x1)
- Whose garners are full, affording all manner of store; whose sheep increase by thousands and ten thousands in our fields; (Writings PSA.144.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afford/#x2)
- I can afford the book because I saved $15 and it costs $12. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afford/#x3)
- We can't afford a holiday this year. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afford/#x4)
- Can you afford to buy lunch for both of us? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afford/#x5)
- I can't afford to be late again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afford/#x6)
- Save your pocket money so you can afford the toy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afford/#x7)
- These shoes are affordable — they're on sale. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afford/#x8)
- Sam has $8; can he afford a ticket that costs $10? No, he needs $2 more. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afford/#x9)
- How can you afford to bring up the boy? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afford/#x10)

### note

Usually used with «can/can't, could, be able to». Maths: if the money you have is equal to or more than the price, you can afford it; the difference (price − money) is how much more you need. Adjective: affordable.

### In the corpora

- [A horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth it afford escape by its great strength.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.500/)
- [Whose garners are full, affording all manner of store; whose sheep increase by thousands and ten thousands in our fields;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2611/)
- [Some people go to work ill because they can't afford to lose the pay, which spreads germs to everyone else.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/12/)
- [Debt becomes a problem when the repayments are more than the family can afford.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/3/)
- [Lending money to friends can cause arguments, so many grown-ups only lend what they could afford to lose.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/22/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «afford» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/afford/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.