afforded

[uh-fawr-did]

adjective

1. offered or made available; provided.

   Here at our hotel, you can relax and gaze out over the city while enjoying every afforded comfort.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of afford.

Other Word Forms

• unafforded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of afforded¹

First recorded in 1730–40, for an earlier sense; afford ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective; afford ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb

Example Sentences

The current mania for supercomputers, AI, superintelligence and the like is driven by the availability of cheap energy, mostly afforded by fossil fuels.

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That can be by saying something inappropriate directly at a player or yelling when a player is about to hit, when they’re supposed to be afforded quiet.

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That’s thanks partly to his mother, who otherwise afforded him vast room for creativity.

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"We let families down", Ms Morton told the inquiry, saying protection was not afforded to babies and that "some children paid the highest price".

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He said the government shutdown, which began on Tuesday, had afforded him an "unprecedented opportunity".

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Related Words

• grant 
• offer 
• provide