Meaning

To have faith in (someone); to trust..

Definitions by Sense

1. To have faith in (someone); to trust.
2. Chiefly followed by that or to: to formally affirm or promise (something).
3. Chiefly of a man: to formally promise to marry (someone, chiefly a woman); to be engaged to; also, to marry (someone); to espouse.
4. 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.
5. Followed by in, to, or unto: to bind or pledge (someone or something) to another person or thing.
6. Chiefly followed by in, on, and upon: to rely on, to trust.
7. (slang) An affidavit to be signed by a contest winner to confirm eligibility.

Example Sentences

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 […]

If you have won a monthly prize, they will send you an affy and have you send it back. Then your prize comes from a courier.

The contest ended in mid November, I got the affy Christmas eve, and I picked up the car February 4th or 5th.

Word Forms

• affies
• affying
• affied

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When Should You Use Affy?

Use affy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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