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AFFAIR (noun) (COLLOCATION (ADJECTIVE + AFFAIR
- simple, foreign, public,…
AFFAIR (noun)
COLLOCATION
ADJECTIVE + AFFAIR
- simple, foreign, public, simple
VERB + AFFAIR:
- have, make
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PREPOSTION
- with - Having an affair with a secretary.
- of- His problem is no affair of mine.
- in - Having affairs in order
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ORIGIN
1250–1300; earlier affaire - French,
Old French afaire for a faire to do,
replacing Middle English afere < Old French
DEFINITION
1. public/political activities [plural] events
that are of public interest or political importance
- world/international/business affairs
- an expert on foreign affairs (= political events in other countries)
- affairs of state
2. event [countable, usually singular] an event
that people are talking about or describing in a particular way
- The newspapers exaggerated the whole affair wildly.
- The debate was a pretty disappointing affair.
- She wanted the celebration to be a simple family affair.
3. relationship
[countable] a sexual relationship between two people,
usually when one or both of them is married to someone else
- She is having an affair with her boss.
4. private business [plural] matters connected with
a person's private business and financial situation
- I took care of my father's financial affairs.
- She wanted to put her affairs in order before she died.
5. object [countable] (old-fashioned) (with an adjective)
an object that is unusual or difficult to describe
- Her hat was an amazing affair with feathers and a huge brim.
SYNONYMS
- affaire a brief romantic relationship
amour, fling, love, love affair, romance
- a social gathering
bash, binge, blast, blowout, do, event, fete (or fête), function, get-together, party, powwow, reception, shindig
- something that happens
circumstance, episode, event, hap, happening, incident, occasion, occurrence, thing
- something to be dealt with
business, matter, thing
ANTONYMS
- a vaguely specified concern
malfunction, uselessness, functional
- a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
sorrow, inactivity informal, non-engagement
- a vaguely specified social event
nonfunctional, nonobservance, inattention
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IDIOMS
a state of affairs
a situation, usually a bad one
This state of affairs can no longer be ignored.