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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“With our manufacturing scale, marketing strength, product innovation capabilities, and retail and foodservice channel expertise, acquiring Nathan’s Famous will allow us to take the brand to new heights.”
From Barron's
The agreement, unveiled earlier this month, allows Meta to prepay for nuclear energy that will power its data centers in the region.
From Barron's
Grams notes that better tools for early detection could allow patients to begin treatment sooner and reduce the need for extreme measures such as dialysis or organ transplantation.
From Science Daily
“To give defendant a further windfall of being allowed to return to the United States with these charges irrevocably erased from his record would be improper under the law and unfair given the facts.”
From Los Angeles Times
That requirement was intended to shield the central bank from political pressure and allow it to make policy independently.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
