To give permission for someone to do something, or… See examples of allowed used in a sentence. Prohibited, forbade, banned, refused, enjoined, proscribed, vetoed, denied If you are allowed something, you are given permission to have it or are given it. I allowed he was right We allow he's straight (american speech)
Mother allowed that we'd better come in for dinner. Definition of allow verb from the oxford advanced learner's dictionary To let somebody/something do something To let something happen or be done Allow somebody/something to do something his parents won't allow him to stay out late He allowed his mind to wander
Allow, let, permit imply granting or conceding the right of someone to do something Allow and permit are often interchangeable, but permit is the more positive Allow implies complete absence of an attempt, or even an intent, to hinder Permit suggests formal or implied assent or authorization. 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 To permit by not paying close enough attention How could you allow such a thing to happen [verb + smby/smth + infinitive ] the meaning of allow The meaning of allow is permit How to use allow in a sentence.
To be allowed to do something is to have permission, but to say something aloud is to speak it.
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