afford Copy link Outline I. To supply, give, yield1. praebeo, 22. suffĭcĭo, fēci, fectum, 3II. To be able to sell or expend without imprudence [no single word] • afford: I. To supply, give, yield: 1. praebeo, 2: to a. a refuge and solace in adversity, perfugium et solatium rebus adversis p., Cic.: v. to furnish. 2. suffĭcĭo, fēci, fectum, 3: the willows a. foliage for the cattle or shade for the shepherds, salices pecori frondem aut pastoribus umbras s., Virg.: Lucr. Phr.: you have a.'d me great consolations, mihi magna solatia dedistis, Cic.: no hope even is a.'d that affairs will improve, ne spes quidem ulla ostenditur fore melius, Cic. v. to furnish, give. II. To be able to sell or expend without imprudence [no single word]: Phr.: I cannot afford it cheaper, *non possum minoris vendere: I cannot afford it at so small a price, *non possum tantulo vendere: if you build, you must take care not to go beyond what you can a. in expense and magnificence, cavendum est si aedifices, ne extra modum sumptu et magnificentia prodeas, Cic.: I cannot afford to live in so grand a manner, *res mihi non suppetit ad tantum luxum; *non sum tam dives quam ut tantos sumptus facere possim: we cannot a. to let the farm for a smaller rent, *minoris fundum locare non possumus: you cannot a. to carry on the war, *sumptui belli gerendi pares non estis.