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How to pronounce affairs in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms personal business, personal matters
Type of concern
Has types dirty linen, dirty laundry


get his affairs in order.
Type Words
Type of dealing, transaction, dealings
Has types world affairs, international affairs, politics


news of current affairs.
great affairs of state.

Examples of affairs

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The mayor, not the citizens, should be held accountable for his private affairs.
From the freep.com
More hours and days are key, says Steve Mancini, KIPP's public affairs director.
From the time.com
Saul Molobi, a spokesman for the foreign affairs ministry, also refused comment.
From the time.com
Well, bang goes the theory that third anniversaries are generally quiet affairs.
From the telegraph.co.uk
As a father, his daughter's scandalous affairs pricked his conscience and pride.
From the kansas.com
This is a bizarre state of affairs, and it leads you to wonder about two things.
From the telegraph.co.uk
That's 70 percent more than $42,100 of the worker who handled their own affairs.
From the suntimes.com
They've only begun dealing with public affairs since the Global Peace Agreement.
From the time.com
It is unclear at this point whether that is part of the internal affairs review.
From the stltoday.com
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  • Matter: a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
  • A usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
  • A vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"
  • (affairs) personal business: matters of personal concern; "get his affairs in order"
  • (affairs) transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state"
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