American English pronunciation
How to pronounce allows
IPA transcription: [ə'laʊz]
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Verb
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
“This permits the water to rush in”
“This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement”
“This will permit the rain to run off”
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consent to, give permission
“She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband”
“I won't let the police search her basement”
“I cannot allow you to see your exam”
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let have
“grant permission”
“Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison”
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give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
“I will earmark this money for your research”
“She sets aside time for meditation every day”
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make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
“This leaves no room for improvement”
“The evidence allows only one conclusion”
“allow for mistakes”
“leave lots of time for the trip”
“This procedure provides for lots of leeway”
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allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
“I allow for this possibility”
“The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash”
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allow the other (baseball) team to score
“give up a run”
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afford possibility
“This problem admits of no solution”
“This short story allows of several different interpretations”
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grant as a discount or in exchange
“The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera”
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allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
“We don't allow dogs here”
“Children are not permitted beyond this point”
“We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital”
Usage examples
- It allows its members to define themselves apart from younger and older girls.
- The multi-player mode allows players to occupy individual crew stations on the same vessel.
- This allows remote hosts to connect to local forwarded ports.
- The Downcounty Consortium choice process allows students to request certain high schools to attend.
- You shall go to the gallows for this.
- This allows the fossils to weather out as discrete, often complete museum-grade specimens.
- The web server also allows users to access the complete collection of songs online.
- Sayaka swallows her pride and accepts her loss and calls a retreat.
- This allows them to transmit information about contrast.
- The gap also allows migration of plants and animals across the Sierra Crest.