allows
English meaning: Allows
Definition
To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.
Example
“to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest”
Another example: “The new software allows users to edit documents at the same time.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Third-person singular of 'allow'; a neutral, very common verb meaning to permit or make possible. Frequent in technical/instructional writing ('this setting allows you to...') and in rules and permissions.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old French 'alouer' (to approve, allot), blending Latin 'allaudare' (to praise) and 'allocare' (to allocate); in English from the 14th century.
Synonyms
- permits
- enables
- lets
- authorises
- grants
Antonyms / Opposites
- forbids
- prohibits
- prevents
Related Words
Common Collocations
- allows you to
- allows access
- allows for
- not allowed
- allows users
- allows time
Word Forms
allow (v); allows; allowed; allowing; allowance (n)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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