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   af·fair

   /əˈfer/

   noun

   • 1. an event or sequence of events of a specified kind or that has previously been referred to: "the board admitted responsibility for the affair" Similar eventincidenthappeningoccurrencephenomenoneventualityepisodeinterludecircumstanceset of circumstancesadventureexperiencecasematterbusinessthingproceedings
   • ▪ a matter that is a particular person's concern or responsibility: "what you do in your spare time is your affair" Similar businessconcernmatterresponsibilityprovincepreserveinterestproblemworrylookoutinformal:pigeonfuneralheadachebabybailiwick
   • ▪ matters of public interest and importance: "commissions were created to advise on foreign affairs"
   • ▪ business and financial dealings: "his time was spent in winding up his affairs" Similar transactionsconcernsmattersactivitiesdealingsundertakingsventuresproceedingsbusinessfieldsphereinformal:goings-ondoings
   • 2. a sexual relationship between two people, one or both of whom are married to someone else: "his wife is having an affair" Similar relationshiplove affairromanceflingflirtationdallianceliaisonentanglementromantic entanglementinvolvementattachmentaffair of the heartintriguerelationsaffaireaffaire de/du cœuramourinformal:hanky-pankycarry-on
   • 3. an object of a particular type: informal "her dress was a black low-cut affair"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French afaire, from à faire ‘to do’; compare with ado.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAFFAIR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   AFFAIR definition: 1. a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered: 2. a matter or situation that…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of AFFAIR is commercial, professional, public, or personal business. How to use affair in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAFFAIR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 meanings: 1. a thing to be done or attended to; matter; business 2. an event or happening 3. something previously specified,.... Click for more definitions.

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   Affair definition: anything done or to be done; anything requiring action or effort; business; concern. See examples of AFFAIR used in a sentence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › affairAffair - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of affair. noun. a vaguely specified social event. “the party was quite an affair ” synonyms: function, occasion, social function, social occasion. see more. noun. a matter or concern. “it is none of your affair ” synonyms: matter, thing. see more. noun. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship.

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   AFFAIR meaning: 1 : work or activities done for a purpose commercial, professional, public, or personal business; 2 : a matter that concerns or involves someone

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › affairAffair - definition of affair by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a thing to be done or attended to; matter; business: this affair must be cleared up. 2. an event or happening: a strange affair. 3. ( qualified by an adjective or descriptive phrase) something previously specified, esp a man-made object; thing: our house is a tumbledown affair.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionaffair noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   [countable] a sexual relationship between two people, usually when one or both of them are already in a relationship with somebody else. She was having an affair with a co-worker. an extramarital affair. It's the story of a secret affair between a married teacher and her teenage student. see also love affair. Wordfinder. Extra Examples.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishAFFAIR | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    a sexual relationship between two people when one or both of them is married to someone else: He's been having an affair with a woman at work. be sb's affair. If something is your affair, it is private and you do not want anyone else to be involved or know about it. See also. love affair.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › affairaffair | meaning of affair in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    affair meaning, definition, what is affair: an event or set of related events, espec...: Learn more.