Meaning of affy | Babel Free
/əˈfaɪ/Definitions
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To have faith in (someone); to trust. obsolete, transitive
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Chiefly followed by that or to: to formally affirm or promise (something). obsolete, transitive
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Chiefly of a man: to formally promise to marry (someone, chiefly a woman); to be engaged to; also, to marry (someone); to espouse. obsolete, transitive
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Chiefly followed by to, unto, or with: often of a parent or guardian: to formally promise that (someone) be married to another person; to affiance, to betroth. obsolete, transitive
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Followed by in, to, or unto: to bind or pledge (someone or something) to another person or thing. figuratively, obsolete, transitive
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Chiefly followed by in, on, and upon: to rely on, to trust. intransitive, obsolete
Examples
“He, though affide unto a former love, / To whom his faith he firmely ment to hold, / […] Her graunted love, but with affection cold […]”
“Marcus Andronicus, so I do affie / In thy vprightnesse and Integrity […]”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.