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allow
[ uh-lou ]
verb (used with object)
- to give permission to or for; permit:
to allow a student to be absent;
No swimming allowed.
Antonyms: ,
- to let have; give as one's share; grant as one's right:
to allow a person $100 for expenses.
- to permit by neglect, oversight, or the like:
to allow a door to remain open.
- to admit; acknowledge; concede:
to allow a claim.
- to take into consideration, as by adding or subtracting; set apart:
to allow an hour for changing trains.
- Older Use. to say; think.
- Archaic. to approve; sanction.
verb (used without object)
- to permit something to happen or to exist; admit (often followed by of ): a premise that allows of only one conclusion.
to spend more than one's budget allows;
a premise that allows of only one conclusion.
allow
/ əˈʊ /
verb
- tr to permit (to do something); let
- tr to set aside
five hours were allowed to do the job
- tr to let enter or stay
they don't allow dogs
- tr to acknowledge or concede (a point, claim, etc)
- tr to let have; grant
he was allowed few visitors
- intrfoll byfor to take into account
allow for delays
- introften foll byof to permit; admit
a question that allows of only one reply
- dialect.tr; may take a clause as object to assert; maintain
- archaic.tr to approve; accept
Other Word Forms
- a·Ƿ verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
Origin of allow1
Word History and Origins
Origin of allow1
Idioms and Phrases
- allow for, to make concession or provision for:
to allow for breakage.
Example Sentences
"Tune Out the Noise" also highlights how these insights led to the creation of index funds and democratized investing, allowing millions to participate in market growth without needing to become financial experts.
Losing water weight close to the fight allows them to refuel with food and water much more easily.
The Oilers, desperate to get back in the series, benched goalie Stuart Skinner, who allowed 11 goals in the first two games, in favor of Calvin Pickard.
These offerings allow restaurant chains to build delivery ordering into their own websites and apps, so customers can use their technology and couriers without having to go to the Uber or DoorDash apps or website.
“But then I said, ‘Father, I’m going to trust you that you’re going to allow me to maintain this.’”
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When To Use
are other ways to say allow?
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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