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allowedUS:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə loud′)
WordReference Collins English Usage © 2026
allow
- permit - let - enable Allow, permit, and let are all used to say that someone is given permission to do something, or is not prevented from doing something. Permit is a formal word. ‘allow’ and ‘permit’ Allow and permit are followed by an object and a to-infinitive clause. He the course. They do not calculators in exams. You can say that people are not allowed to do something or are not permitted to do something. Visitors take photographs in the museum. Children use the swimming pool. You can also say that something is not allowed or that it is not permitted. Running in the school. Picnics in the park. ‘let’ Let is followed by an object and an infinitive without to. to the party on Saturday. I won't be late. You don't usually use ‘let’ in the passive. Don't say, for example, ‘She was let go to the party’. ‘enable’ Don't confuse any of these words with enable. To enable someone to do something means to give them the opportunity to do it. It does not mean to give them permission to do it. Contraception enables women to plan their families. The new test should doctors to detect the disease early. 'allowed' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "allowed" in the title: " before they'll be allowed" or "before they are allowed" - English Only forum
... not allowed/disallowed on these premises. - English Only forum ...please keep in mind that eating and drinking are allowed only inside the grounds. - English Only forum 'No bikes allowed' or 'No cycling' - English Only forum [...] the country should be allowed to [...] leave the euro - English Only forum [things] [empty places] that shouldn't be allowed to exist - English Only forum 1,000 times higher than < what > are allowed on produce - English Only forum A ballad that allowed no smirking at the back. - English Only forum a "declaration" calling for societies to be allowed to reopen - English Only forum A person who is not allowed to make transaction - English Only forum a request that the Bishop of London might be allowed to assist at his devotions - English Only forum A woman you are not allowed to text, talk to, and pet the dog of - English Only forum admitted/allowed me to the house - English Only forum All (the) students are allowed to use their own dictionaries. - English Only forum all contentious issues having moved allowed [Why not passive?] - English Only forum all the allowed time - English Only forum Allow /will allow/ has allowed （now） - English Only forum Allow/allowed (tense) - English Only forum Allow/allowed/has allowed (notice) - English Only forum allowed - English Only forum allowed / allowable - English Only forum allowed and be allowed - English Only forum allowed breathing through a nose - English Only forum allowed by the attendants to those known to be 'somebody.' - English Only forum allowed by this - English Only forum allowed disproportionate power - English Only forum allowed exemptions - English Only forum Allowed for - English Only forum allowed for the maintenance of professional standards - English Only forum allowed him [direct object?] - English Only forum more...
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