Word: Allow
How to pronounce: əˈlaʊ
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Give (someone) permission to do something.
Example sentences: "The dissident was allowed to leave the country"
2. Give the necessary time or opportunity for.
Example sentences: "They agreed to a ceasefire to allow talks with the government"
3. Admit the truth of; concede.
Example sentences: "He allowed that the penalty appeared too harsh for the crime"
Synonyms:
permit
enable
allow to
resolve
settle
empower
authorise
authorize
assume
suppose
imagine
give
provide
propose
bestow
concede
agree
let
tolerate
acknowledge
allow for
admit
suffer
to
grant
have
hold
appropriate
reserve
allot
allocate
countenance
Antonyms:
help
prevent
encourage
avoid
prohibit
promote
forbid
contribute
eliminate
exclude
rule out
forestall
detain
rebuke
ban
prohibition
Derivations:
allowing
allowable
allowance
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Allow in Other Languages...
Spanish: Permitir
German: Erlauben
French: Permettre
Italian: Permettere
Turkish: Vermek
