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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 resource 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... |
| 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 |
| Contrary | prevent, keep |
| Narrower | pass |
| 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 |
| Contrary | forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow |
| Similar to | allow, grant |
| Broader | accept, consent, go for |
| 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 |
| Adjectives | allowable; allowable |
| Meaning | Let have. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something |
| Examples | "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" |
| Synonyms | grant |
| Contrary | deny, refuse |
| Similar to | permit, allow, let, countenance |
| Broader | give |
| Narrower | vouchsafe; allowance |
| Meaning | Give or assign a resource 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 |
| Similar to | admit, allow |
| Broader | yield, give, afford |
| 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 |
| Broader | calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast |
| Narrower | budget for |
| Adjectives | allowable; allowable |
| 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 |
| Adjectives | allowable; allowable |
| 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 |
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