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- verb Second-person singular simple present form of
affect .
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Examples
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When he seest that thou affectest him and cometh to our place, we shall surely get great good of him; and if thou grudge him the banquet do thou bid him and I will entertain him of my monies.
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Thy Father hath sent thee this present, to comfort thee with that thing which most of all thou affectest, even as thou hast comforted him with that which he most hated.
The Decameron 2004
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O dear my son, whenas thou affectest a friend or a familiar, make trial of him and then company with him, and without such test nor praise him nor divulge thy thoughts unto one who is other than wise.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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Thou affectest to be high and powerful, and probably the tempter, who hates thee mortally, would be glad to have thee so too.
Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. IV. 1634-1716 1823
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In truth thou affectest I know not what hot-blooded whore: this thou art ashamed to own.
The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus Gaius Valerius Catullus 1855
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When he seest that thou affectest him and cometh to our place, we shall surely get great good of him; and if thou grudge him the banquet do thou bid him and I will entertain him of my monies. "
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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