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- pronunciation:
laU
- phrases:
- allow for
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
allows, allowing, allowed |
| definition 1: |
to permit; let;
The hospital does not allow smoking anywhere on the premises.[verb + gerund
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Please allow me to help you with the expenses of the party.[verb + smby/smth + infinitive
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The university allows second-year students to live off campus.[verb + smby/smth + infinitive
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Tenants are allowed to have cats in their apartments, but not dogs.[verb + smby/smth + infinitive
]
- synonyms:
- authorize, let, permit
- antonyms:
- disallow, forbid, hinder, inhibit, prevent, prohibit
- similar words:
- abide, admit, approve, countenance, empower, enable, grant, sanction, suffer, tolerate
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| definition 2: |
to permit entrance or residence to.
Some vacation resorts do not allow children.The landlord allows cats, but dogs are prohibited. |
| definition 3: |
to concede.
She allowed that he might be right on certain points, but she could not agree with his main argument.[verb + (that) + clause
]
The insurance company did not allow their claim.- synonyms:
- accept, admit, authorize, concede, grant, let, permit, sanction
- antonyms:
- deny, disallow, dispute
- similar words:
- acknowledge, agree, approve, comply
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| definition 4: |
to provide or set aside (a certain amount).
Her mother allowed her ten dollars a week.[verb + object + object
]
The teacher allowed an hour for the students to finish.- synonyms:
- allocate, allot
- similar words:
- provide, spare
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| definition 5: |
to permit by not paying close enough attention.
How could you allow such a thing to happen?[verb + smby/smth + infinitive
]
- synonyms:
- let, permit
- similar words:
- sanction
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| related words: |
adjudge, admit, approve, entitle, let, license, make, privilege |
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| phrase: |
allow for |
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