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# affair

«affair» in Mova's school dictionary: **An event or happening: the party was a noisy affair** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (affair, affairs)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An event or happening: the party was a noisy affair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affair/#m1)

2) affairs: things you deal with, business or matters, like money affairs or world affairs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affair/#m2)

3) A matter that concerns someone: «That's my affair» means it is my business, not yours. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affair/#m3)

4) A secret romantic relationship between two people when one or both are married to someone else. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affair/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In news and social studies: «current affairs», «foreign affairs», «Minister for Foreign Affairs». In stories and everyday talk: «a family affair», «a quiet affair». The romantic sense comes up in grown-up stories and news. Phrases: «current affairs», «state of affairs», «put your affairs in order».

### examples

- The wedding was a small family affair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affair/#x1)
- We watch current affairs on Friday mornings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affair/#x2)
- The Minister of Foreign Affairs met other leaders. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affair/#x3)
- What I do at lunch is my own affair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affair/#x4)
- The whole affair was over in ten minutes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affair/#x5)
- That's a sorry state of affairs! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affair/#x6)
- Grandpa sorted out his money affairs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affair/#x7)
- In the story, a royal affair caused a scandal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affair/#x8)
- The whole affair is indeed mysterious. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affair/#x9)

### note

Countable; plural «affairs» often means business or matters. Do not confuse with «affect» or «a fair» (a fun fair).

### In the corpora

- [All the day they trouble mine affairs; all their thoughts are against me for evil.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.922/)
- [Well is it with the man that dealeth graciously and lendeth, that ordereth his affairs rightfully.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2068/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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