allowed
English meaning: Allowed
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 budget allowed for some unexpected expenses.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Past tense and participle of 'allow', meaning permitted or granted; very common across formal and informal contexts, especially in passive constructions ('smoking is not allowed', 'you're allowed to leave').
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old French 'alouer' (to praise, permit), blending Latin 'allaudare' (to praise) and 'allocare' (to place, allot), entering English around 1300.
Synonyms
Antonyms / Opposites
- forbidden
- prohibited
- banned
- barred
Related Words
Common Collocations
- not allowed
- allowed to
- strictly allowed
- allowed in
- allowed for
- be allowed
Word Forms
allow (v); allows; allowed; allowing; allowance (n)
Word Tools
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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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