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VERB | 1 | allow, let, permit | Make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen |
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2 | allow, permit, let, countenance | Consent to, give permission | |
3 | allow, grant | Let have | |
4 | allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve | Give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause | |
5 | allow, leave, allow for, provide | Make a possibility or provide opportunity for | |
6 | allow, take into account | Allow or plan for a certain possibility | |
7 | allow, admit | Afford possibility | |
8 | allow, give up | Allow the other (baseball) team to score | |
9 | allow | Grant as a discount or in exchange | |
10 | allow, permit, tolerate | Allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting |
Sounds | ahlaw' |
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Rhymes | disallow, Lao, lough, and 5 more rhymes in law at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE; Something ----s INFINITIVE |
Examples | "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement" |
Synonyms | let, permit |
Narrower | pass |
Contrary | prevent, keep |
Meaning | Consent to, give permission. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE |
Model | They allow him to write the letter |
Examples | "I cannot allow you to see your exam" |
Synonyms | permit, let, countenance |
Narrower | digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up; furlough; give; allow, permit, tolerate; authorize, authorise, pass, clear; admit, let in, include; privilege, favor, favour; legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise; trust; admit, allow in, let in, intromit |
Broader | accept, consent, go for |
Contrary | forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow |
Similar to | allow, grant |
Meaning | Let have. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something |
Examples | "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" |
Synonyms | grant |
Narrower | vouchsafe; allowance |
Broader | give |
Contrary | deny, refuse |
Similar to | permit, allow, let, countenance |
Meaning | Give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
Synonyms | appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve |
Broader | assign, allot, portion |
Nouns | allowance |
Meaning | Make a possibility or provide opportunity for. Permit to be attainable or cause to remain. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Examples | "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes" |
Synonyms | leave, allow for, provide |
Broader | yield, give, afford |
Similar to | admit, allow |
Meaning | Allow or plan for a certain possibility. Concede the truth or validity of something. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE |
Examples | "I allow for this possibility" |
Synonyms | take into account |
Narrower | budget for |
Broader | calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast |
Meaning | Afford possibility. |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP |
Examples | "This short story allows of several different interpretations" |
Synonyms | admit |
Similar to | leave, allow for, allow, provide |
Meaning | Allow the other (baseball) team to score. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Synonyms | give up |
Meaning | Grant as a discount or in exchange. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something |
Examples | "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera" |
Broader | discount |
Meaning | Allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
Examples | "We don't allow dogs here" |
Synonyms | permit, tolerate |
Broader | permit, allow, let, countenance |
Nouns | allowance; allowance |