affair
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noun- 1.
(in plural, often)(often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.
a difficult affair to manage
Đồng nghĩa: matter, concern
- 2.
Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely.
an affair of honor
an affair of love
The house was a ramshackle affair.
Đồng nghĩa: goings-on, happening, affair, befalling, episode, event, goings-on, happening, hap, incident, occasion, occurrence, proceeding
- 3.
(military) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
- 4.
A material object (vaguely designated).
He used a hook-shaped affair with a long handle to unlock the car.
This garden is a ramshackle affair.
- 5.
An adulterous relationship, chiefly of a married person. (from affaire de cœur, affair of the heart).
When Martin's wife found out about his affair with her best friend, she asked for a divorce.
Mary had an affair with a woman from the gym.
- 6.
An otherwise illicit romantic relationship, such as with someone who is not one's regular partner (boyfriend, girlfriend).
Jerry's girlfriend said she wanted to go steady, but she was in an affair with one of his team-mates.
- 7.
A person with whom someone has an adulterous relationship.
- 8.
A party or social gathering, especially of a formal nature.
- 9.
(archaic, slang)(slang, now rare) The (male or female) genitals.
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From Middle English afere, affere, from Old French afaire, from a- + faire (to do), from Latin ad- + facere (to do). See fact, and compare ado. ine-pro