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| 1. | [ verb ] make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen | |
| Synonyms: | let permit | |
| Examples: | "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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| Related terms: | prevent pass | |
| 2. | [ verb ] give permission | |
| Synonyms: | permit let countenance | |
| Examples: | "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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| Related terms: | forbid forbid accept authorize endure admit admit trust legalize privilege furlough give license license | |
| 3. | [ verb ] let have | |
| Synonyms: | grant | |
| Examples: | "grant permission" "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" |
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| Related terms: | deny give vouchsafe allowance permit granter | |
| 4. | [ verb ] give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause | |
| Synonyms: | appropriate reserve set_aside earmark | |
| Examples: | "I will earmark this money for your research" |
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| Related terms: | assign reserve | |
| 5. | [ verb ] allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something | |
| Synonyms: | take_into_account | |
| Examples: | "I allow for this possibility" "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash" |
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| Related terms: | calculate budget_for | |
| 6. | [ verb ] make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain | |
| Synonyms: | leave provide_for allow_for provide | |
| Examples: | "This leaves no room for improvement" "The evidence allows only one conclusion" "allow for mistakes" "leave lots of time for the trip" |
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| Related terms: | yield admit | |
| 7. | [ verb ] afford possibility | |
| Synonyms: | admit | |
| Examples: | : "This problem admits of no solution" "This short story allows of several different interpretations" |
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| Related terms: | leave | |
| 8. | [ verb ] (baseball) allow the other team to score | |
| Synonyms: | give_up | |
| Examples: | : "give up a run", in baseball |
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| 9. | [ verb ] (business) grant as a discount or in exchange | |
| Examples: | "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera" |
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| Related terms: | discount | |
| 10. | [ verb ] allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting | |
| Synonyms: | tolerate permit | |
| Examples: | "We don't allow dogs here" "Children are not permitted beyond this point" "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital" |
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| Related terms: | permit license allowance | |
| Similar spelling: |
allo Alloway all Aloi aloe Aleo aloha alloy al Aly Allaway Ali ale ala |
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