afford
verb (used with object)
to be able to do, manage, or bear without serious consequence or adverse effect.
had afforded
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past perfectof afford.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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An audit after the program ended a decade later found the state had afforded nearly $1 billion in tax credits with little to show for it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
He said the government shutdown, which began on Tuesday, had afforded him an "unprecedented opportunity".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
During the book signing, Marquez spoke about his heritage — and how, during his early years, it had afforded him little.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
But if the pandemic had afforded us an insulated dream world, it had also allowed for some smoke screens.
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2022
Ironically, it was the regent himself who was indirectly to blame for this, for it was the education he had afforded me that had caused me to reject such traditional customs.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
