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Verb allow has 10 senses
- let, allow, permit - 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"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
Something ----s INFINITIVE
- permit, allow, let, countenance - 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"
--2 is one way to accept, consent, go for
Antonyms: forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow
Sample sentence:
They allow him to write the letter
- allow, grant - let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"
--3 is one way to give
Antonyms: deny, refuse
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody something
- allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve - give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"
--4 is one way to assign, allot, portion
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
- leave, allow for, allow, provide - 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"
--5 is one way to yield, give, afford
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- allow, take into account - 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"
--6 is one way to calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- admit, allow - afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
- give up, allow - allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run"
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- allow - grant as a discount or in exchange; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera"
--9 is one way to discount
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody something
- allow, permit, tolerate - 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"
--10 is one way to permit, allow, let, countenance
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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