Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: affair
IPA transcription: [əf'ɛɹ]
Pronunciations of affair
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: matter, affair, thing
    Meaning: a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
  • Synonyms: affair, affaire, intimacy, liaison, involvement, amour
    Meaning: a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
  • Synonyms: affair, occasion, social_occasion, function, social_function
    Meaning: a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"
Usage examples
  • Is it my affair?
  • 48 A FAMILY AFFAIR
  • AN AFFAIR OF THE HEART
  • it is no affair of mine."
  • "That is your own affair."
  • "That, I think, is my affair.
  • A love affair too--like yours.
  • It was to be a full-dress affair.
  • I give the affair its proper name.
  • The affair was growing mysterious.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hillary Clinton, License CC BY-SA 4.0