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   affair

   /əˈfɛː/

   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 meaning: 1. a situation or subject that is being...

   • Znaczenie Affair, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     AFFAIR definicja: 1. a situation or subject that is being...

   • Affair: Arabic Translation

     AFFAIR translate: عَلاقَة غَرامِيّة, حادِث. Learn more in...

   • Affair: Italian Translation

     AFFAIR translate: relazione sentimentale (extraconiugale),...

   • Affair: Indonesian Translation

     AFFAIR translate: peristiwa, barang, urusan, hubungan. Learn...

   • Affair: German Translation

     affair translate: die Affäre, die Angelegenheit, die...

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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.

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   Affair can mean a matter, event, business, concern, or a sexual relationship. See different meanings, synonyms, and translations of affair in English and Spanish.

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

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   An affair is a specific event. You can use affair as a kind of shorthand, to mean "that big mess," or "that complicated story I already told you about." Your affair can also mean your responsibility or job, like if your grandmother said, "I don't care about balloons for the party — that's your affair."

8. 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.