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allowed

/əˈlaʊd/
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verb

  • To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.

    "to allow a servant his liberty;  to allow a free passage;  to allow one day for rest"

  • To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.

    "to allow a right;  to allow a claim;  to allow the truth of a proposition"

  • To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.

    "To allow a sum for leakage."

  • To grant license to; to permit; to consent to.

    "Smoking allowed only in designated areas."

  • To not bar or obstruct.

    "Although I don't consent to their holding such meetings, I will allow them for the time being."

  • To acknowledge or concede.
  • To take into account by making an allowance.

    "When calculating a budget for a construction project, always allow for contingencies."

  • To render physically possible.
  • To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.
  • To sanction; to invest; to entrust.
  • To like; to be suited or pleased with.

adjective

  • Allotted.
  • Acknowledged; admitted to be true.
  • Permitted, authorized.

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