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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Kontigo’s main public cryptocurrency wallet, which the company lists on its website to allow anyone to “audit,” shows little to no activity in the past few days.
But “we remain open to all proposals that allow us to realize value for the business.”
That anonymity, he said, could allow Polymarket users to trade on classified information or have more than one account, buying and selling between them to artificially boost trading volume.
Dominic Solanke bundled home to reduce the deficit kicking the back of City defender Marc Guehi's leg in the act of scoring, but VAR reviewed the incident and the goal was allowed to stand.
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Nevertheless, some economists linked the administration External link have concluded that AI will raise productivity sharply and allow for faster growth, lower inflation, and lower interest rates.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
