allowed
/əˈlaʊd/
verb/əˈlaʊd/
/əˈlaʊd/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · verb
To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.
“to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest”
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Meaning 2 · verb
To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
“to allow a right; to allow a claim; to allow the truth of a proposition”
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Meaning 3 · verb
To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.
“To allow a sum for leakage.”
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Meaning 4 · verb
To grant license to; to permit; to consent to.
“Smoking allowed only in designated areas.”
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Meaning 5 · verb
To not bar or obstruct.
“Although I don't consent to their holding such meetings, I will allow them for the time being.”
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Meaning 6 · verb
To acknowledge or concede.
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Meaning 7 · verb
To take into account by making an allowance.
“When calculating a budget for a construction project, always allow for contingencies.”
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Meaning 8 · verb
To render physically possible.
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Meaning 9 · verb
To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.
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Meaning 10 · verb
To sanction; to invest; to entrust.
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Meaning 11 · verb
To like; to be suited or pleased with.
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Meaning 12 · adjective
Allotted.
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Meaning 13 · adjective
Acknowledged; admitted to be true.
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Meaning 14 · adjective
Permitted, authorized.
How this word is used
- Everyday “to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest”
- General “to allow a right; to allow a claim; to allow the truth of a proposition”
- General “To allow a sum for leakage.”
- General “Smoking allowed only in designated areas.”
- General “Although I don't consent to their holding such meetings, I will allow them for the time being.”
- General “When calculating a budget for a construction project, always allow for contingencies.”
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