allowed
permitted; given as one’s share: The host is allowed ten percent of the entrance fee.
Not to be confused with:
aloud – spoken in a normal tone and volume; vocally: Read the story aloud.
allowed
permitted: The children were allowed to leave early.; admitted; acknowledged; conceded: He allowed that he had made a mistake.
Not to be confused with:
aloud – with the normal tone of a speaking voice; vocally: He read aloud in class.
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al·low
(ə-lou′)
v. al·lowed, al·low·ing, al·lows
v.tr.
1. To let do or happen; permit: We allow smoking only in restricted areas.
2. To permit the presence of: No pets are allowed inside.
3. To permit to have: allow oneself a little treat.
4. To make provision for; assign: The schedule allows time for a coffee break.
5. To plan for in case of need: allow two inches in the fabric for shrinkage.
6. To grant as a discount or in exchange: allowed me 20 dollars on my old typewriter.
7. Chiefly Southern & Midland US
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.
v.intr.
1. To offer a possibility; admit: The poem allows of several interpretations.
2. To take a possibility into account; make allowance: In calculating profit, retailers must allow for breakage and spoilage.
[Middle English allouen, to approve, permit, from Old French alouer, from Latin allaudāre, to praise (ad-, intensive pref.; see ad- + laudāre, to praise; see laud) and from Medieval Latin allocāre, to assign; see allocate.]
al·low′a·ble adj.
al·low′a·bly adv.
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adjective
permitted or authorized: In chess, there are only 64 squares with 16 pieces and very specific allowed moves.
Physics. involving a change in quantum numbers, permitted by the selection rules: allowed transition.
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Origin of allowed
First recorded in 1300–50; allow, -ed2
OTHER WORDS FROM allowed
un·al·lowed, adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH allowed
allowed , aloud
Words nearby allowed
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Words related to allowed
acknowledged, approved, authorized, confirmed, conventional, customary, endorsed, established, fashionable, popular, preferred, received, recognized, sanctioned, time-honored, universal, welcomed, justifiable, permissible, pertinent
How to use allowed in a sentence
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The Siri & Search entry, for example, means data from an allowed app will show up when you search your device manually or with Siri.
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A Wall Street person should not be allowed to help oversee the Dodd-Frank reforms.
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In other words, Florida clerks were no longer allowed to turn gay couples away.
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During an emergency that ratio could be allowed to drop to 8.5 people per orbit.
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States were encouraged and allowed to lower standards to make it appear they were improving.
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Users “should be allowed to use these devices and services the way they were intended,” Brookman says.
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In these rooms male and female alike were confined, at one time to the number of fifteen; each being allowed 3d.
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It took twenty Eskimos to hold it when allowed full play, and even these it jerked about in a manner that highly diverted them.
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I went out, and found a Mont de Piet, just beyond the limits of the Principality; they aren’t allowed inside.
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I found that I had been allowed to acquire certain bad habits and besetting sins—most people do.
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There is more of the uplifted forefinger and the reiterated point than I should have allowed myself in an essay.
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WordReference English-Russian Dictionary © 2023:
| Главные переводы | ||
| английский | русский | |
| allow⇒ vtr | (permit) | позволять, разрешать, дозволять несов + вин |
| позволить, разрешить, дозволить несов + вин | ||
| Will your parents allow you to go to the dance? | ||
| Твои родители позволят тебе пойти на танцы? | ||
| allow vi | (to permit) | позволяется, разрешается, дозволяется несов |
| Smoking is allowed, but only on the balcony. | ||
| Курить разрешается, но только на балконе. |
Collins Russian Dictionary 2nd Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2000, 1997:
allow [əˈlau]
vt (permit) разреша́ть (разреши́ть perf)
(:claim, goal) признава́ть*(призна́ть perf) действи́тельным
(set aside, sum) выделя́ть (вы́делить perf)
(concede)
to allow thatдопуска́ть (допусти́ть*perf), что
to allow sb to do разреша́ть (разреши́ть perf) or позволя́ть (позво́лить perf) кому́-н +infin
he was allowed to … ему́ бы́ло разрешено́ +infin …
smoking is not allowed кури́ть воспреща́ется or запреща́ется
we must allow 3 days for the journey мы должны́ оста́вить три дня на доро́гу
allow for vt fus учи́тывать (уче́сть*perf),
принима́ть (приня́ть*perf) в расчёт
* is used to mark translations which have irregular inflections. The Russian-English side of the dictionary gives inflectional information.
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allowedverb
Verb form of the word allow.
They were allowed to enter the office early in the morning and come out early afternoon as long as they completed their work they had the freedom to do this.
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Rank popularity for the word ‘Allowed’ in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #686
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Rank popularity for the word ‘Allowed’ in Written Corpus Frequency: #786
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Allowed in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
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The numerical value of Allowed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Allowed in a Sentence
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Alexandra Popp:
That first goal gave us some safety, but then we allowed Nigeria to get back into the game a little bit. After the break, we were very dominant.
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Eric Toney:
I am proudly pro-life and I will defend the police and defend our Wisconsin laws, including our abortion ban, if allowed.
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Florence Pugh:
I know that part of being in the spotlight is that people might invade your privacy and have opinions on it, but it’s bizarre that normal folk are allowed to display such hate and opinions on a part of my life that I’m not putting out there, it’s a strange side of fame that you’re allowed to be torn apart by thousands of people even though you didn’t put that piece of you out there.
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Michael Jordan:
Magic Johnson guided the league through turbulent times and grew the league into an international phenomenon, creating opportunities that few could have imagined before, magic Johnson vision and leadership provided me with the global stage that allowed me to succeed. Former NBA Commissioner David Stern had a deep love for the game of basketball and demanded excellence from those around Former NBA Commissioner David Stern — and I admired Former NBA Commissioner David Stern for that. I wouldn’t be where I am without Former NBA Commissioner David Stern. I offer my deepest sympathies to Dianne and Former NBA Commissioner David Stern family.
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Javier Salazar:
It’s something that shouldn’t be allowed to occur.
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transitive verb
1
a
: permit
doesn’t allow people to smoke in his home
b
: to fail to restrain or prevent
2
a
: to assign as a share or suitable amount (as of time or money)
b
: to reckon as a deduction or an addition
allow a gallon for leakage
3
: admit, concede
must allow that money causes problems in marriage
4
a
chiefly Southern US and Midland US
: to be of the opinion : think
c
: to express an opinion
—usually used with as how or that
intransitive verb
1
: to make a possibility : admit
—used with of
evidence that allows of only one conclusion
2
: to give consideration to circumstances or contingencies
—used with for
a plan that allows for expansion
3
: to give an opportunity : permit
She worked on the project here and there as time allowed.
This should take 5 minutes for 1 strength-cardio circuit combo. If time allows, repeat once more for a 10-minute workout or twice more for a 15-minute workout.—
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This plan is being implemented in phases as funding allows.—Waterloo-Cedar Falls (Iowa) Courier
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Example Sentences
a religion that does not allow divorce
They don’t allow smoking in this hotel.
I want to change my schedule, but my boss won’t allow it.
My boss wouldn’t allow me to change my schedule.
They don’t allow people to smoke in this hotel.
Women were not allowed in the club.
The hospital doesn’t allow visitors after 8 p.m.
Her schedule doesn’t allow her any time to run errands.
The system allows you to transfer data easily from one computer to another.
Occasional gaps allow passage through the mountains.
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English alowen, allowen «to commend, approve of, legally recognize, permit, take into account, compensate,» borrowed from Anglo-French aluer, aloer «to place, allot, commend, accept as legally valid, permit, take into account, assess,» probably in part from a- (going back to Latin ad- ad-) + loer «to praise,» going back to Latin laudāre; in part going back to Medieval Latin allocāre «to place, admit, credit» — more at laud entry 2, allocate
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(t)
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in the 14th century
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