allow
Usage
What are other ways to say allow?
Allow and permit are often interchangeable as terms that imply granting or conceding the right of someone to do something, but permit is the more positive of the two. Allow implies complete absence of an attempt, or even an intent, to hinder. Permit suggests formal or implied assent or authorization. Let is the familiar, conversational term for both allow and permit.
Example Sentences
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Whether or not you sell your homes, seek the advice of a family law attorney and have the kind of ownership that allows each party to leave their share to their heirs.
From MarketWatch
Some regulations were also changed with little notice, such as only allowing returnees to bring in one suitcase instead of the previously agreed two, the officials said.
When users set up an OpenClaw agent on their computer, they can authorize it to join Moltbook, allowing it to communicate with other bots.
From BBC
Gold may spend the next few months in a range, which is common after rallies, allowing optimism to cool and positioning to reset, the analyst says.
That scale has allowed Vanguard to keep lowering its fees, said Daniel Reyes, Vanguard’s global head of investment product.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
