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allow

/əˈlaʊ/verb2 syllables

Allow means: consent to, give permission; permit.

Synonyms for allow26

verb, as in consent to, give permission; permit

permit, let, countenance, grant

verb, as in let have

grant, permit, let, countenance

verb, as in give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve

verb, as in make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain

leave, allow for, provide, admit

verb, as in afford possibility

admit, leave, allow for, provide

verb, as in make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

let, permit

verb, as in allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

permit, tolerate

verb, as in allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something

take into account

verb, as in allow the other (baseball) team to score

give up

also used for allow

afford, yield, give, allot, bestow, concede, grant licence to, consent, suffer, accede, acquiesce

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Opposites of allow

disallow, deny

What does allow mean?10

verb

1

consent to, give permission; permit“She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband”

2

let have“grant permission”

3

give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause“I will earmark this money for your research”

4

make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain“This leaves no room for improvement”

5

afford possibility“This problem admits of no solution”

6

make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen“This permits the water to rush in”

7

allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting“We don't allow dogs here”

8

allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something“I allow for this possibility”

9

allow the other (baseball) team to score“give up a run”

10

grant as a discount or in exchange“The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with allow?21

one syllable

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two syllables

meowmacau
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 21 rhymes for allow, grouped by syllable

Allow in a sentence

  • You know they won't allow you to do that, right?CK
  • After taking the cake out of the oven, allow it to cool.CK
  • Before we go further, allow me to declare my true and complete marijuana history.DarkHollow
  • Whichever of the routes you choose, allow about two hours.Juba
  • In that place, they don't allow you to enter with shoes on.argentum
  • Lord: forgive me, help me, allow me to do useful things for the world.Amittai
  • Ladies and gentlemen, please allow me to say a few words of welcome.auxitt
  • You know they won't allow you to do that, don't you?CK

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Forms of allow

as a verb

past tense
allowed
present participle
allowing
third-person singular
allows
past participle
allowed