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allow::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | take into account |
| Type of | count on, reckon, figure, calculate, forecast, estimate |
| Has types | budget for |
| Derivation | allowable |
I allow for this possibility.
allow::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | permit, tolerate |
| Type of | countenance, let, permit |
| Derivation | allowance |
We don't allow dogs here.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | countenance, let, permit |
| Type of | accept, go for, consent |
| Has types | pass, admit, allow in, authorise, authorize, bear, brook, clear, decriminalise, decriminalize, digest, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize, let in, abide, permit, privilege, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate, trust, endure, favor, favour, furlough, give, include, intromit, legalise, legalize |
| Verb group | grant |
| Derivation | allowable |
I cannot allow you to see your exam.
allow::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | give up |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | admit |
| Verb group | allow for, leave, provide |
| Derivation | allowable |
This short story allows of several different interpretations.
Examples of allow
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The key to is managing your line to prevent slack, and to allow solid hook sets.
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The school board opted to allow Pasco to drop down, while Chiawana stayed in 4A.
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After hearing about the tsunami, he drove back as fast as the roads would allow.
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Chinese censors allow little news of exile politics to filter into Tibet itself.
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Allow it to come to room temperature, about 2 hours, before making the focaccia.
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Residents packed onto commercial flights that were added to allow them to leave.
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At that time, the prevailing technology didn't allow an optimal use of the soil.
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Riders should allow for extra time and dress warm while waiting for their buses.
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Several hurdles have been cleared that would allow the tournament to take place.
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- Let: make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"
- Permit: consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
- Let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"
- Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
- Leave: make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"
- Allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash"
- Admit: afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"
- Give up: allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run"
- Grant as a discount or in exchange; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera"
