allowing
English meaning: Allowing
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 bridge has a wide path, allowing cyclists and walkers to pass safely.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Present participle of 'allow', meaning permitting or making possible ('allowing access', 'allowing for delays'). Very common across registers, especially in formal and instructional writing. Often followed by an object or 'for'.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old French alouer 'to approve, permit', blending Latin allaudare 'to praise' and allocare 'to place', dating to the 14th century.
Synonyms
- permitting
- enabling
- letting
- authorising
- granting
- tolerating
Antonyms / Opposites
- forbidding
- preventing
- barring
Related Words
Common Collocations
- allowing for
- allowing access
- thereby allowing
- not allowing
- allowing time
- allowing them
Word Forms
allow (v); 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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