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affair
[uh-fair]
noun
anything done or to be done; anything requiring action or effort; business; concern.
an affair of great importance.
affairs, matters of commercial or public interest or concern; the transactions of public or private business or finance.
affairs of state; Before taking such a long trip you should put all your affairs in order.
an event or a performance; a particular action, operation, or proceeding.
When did this affair happen?
thing; matter (applied to anything made or existing, usually with a descriptive or qualifying term).
Our new computer is an amazing affair.
a private or personal concern; a special function, business, or duty.
That's none of your affair.
an intense amorous relationship, usually of short duration.
an event or happening that occasions or arouses notoriety, dispute, and often public scandal; incident.
the Congressional bribery affair.
a party, social gathering, or other organized festive occasion.
The awards ceremony is the biggest affair on the school calendar.
affair
/ əˈɛə /
noun
a thing to be done or attended to; matter; business
this affair must be cleared up
an event or happening
a strange affair
(qualified by an adjective or descriptive phrase) something previously specified, esp a man-made object; thing
our house is a tumbledown affair
a sexual relationship between two people who are not married to each other
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of affair1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of affair1
Example Sentences
His rise to the top of European football has firmly been a family affair.
Companies are typically not supposed to wade too deeply into another firm’s affairs.
The incident became an international affair, with Australian Prime Minister Tony Albanese calling it “horrific.”
When the Beach Boys became successful, Murry took over as their manager and increasingly took charge of their business affairs.
Responding to the announcement, home affairs committee chairwoman Dame Karen Bradley said the cost of asylum hotels has risen to a "staggering extent".
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