allow verb

allow somebody/yourself something to let somebody have something You''re allowed an hour to complete the test. I''m not allowed visitors. I allow myself a treat now and then. She allowed herself a

ALLOWED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary

ALLOWED definition: permitted or authorized. See examples of allowed used in a sentence.

Allow Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

When you''re planning your day you should allow an hour for lunch. Their parents allowed five dollars for each child as spending money. We need to allow (ourselves) enough time to get the job done properly.

allowed

Adjective allowed (comparative more allowed, superlative most allowed) Permitted, authorized. [from 16th c.] Can she come? -She''ll be allowed to go later.

allowed

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

Allowed

If you''re allowed to eat cookies after dinner but your brother isn''t, don''t say it aloud. To be allowed to do something is to have permission, but to say something aloud is to speak it.

ALLOWED | English meaning

ALLOWED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of allow 2. to give permission for someone to do something, or. Learn more.

Allowed

a. To admit; concede: I allowed he was right. b. To think; suppose: "We allow he''s straight" (American Speech). c. To assert; declare: Mother allowed that we''d better come in for dinner.

ALLOW Definition & Meaning

The meaning of ALLOW is permit. How to use allow in a sentence.

allow | Dictionaries and vocabulary tools for English language learners

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