afforded

American  

[uh-fawr-did] / əˈfɔr dɪd /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unafforded adjective

Etymology

Origin of afforded

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

Mr. Pinkerton and the other men were arranged with their backs to me in a horseshoe around Mr. Drysdale, which somehow afforded our suspect the only clear view of my antics.

From Literature

For their sacrifice, the victorious players and their families are afforded some enormous perks.

From The Wall Street Journal

O'Neill was afforded the same amount of games in charge as his successor, but that's where the similarity ends.

From BBC

“Lookism,” the advantage afforded to the physically attractive, is a widely accepted concept.

From The Wall Street Journal

A short hike to the beach afforded views of the starkly angular lighthouse known as the Charleston Light.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• grant
• offer
• provide