- present tense form of allow (3rd person singular).
allows
Example Sentences
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That permit allows about 2,000 feet of pipe from the border to a nearby shut-off valve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
A Custodial Roth IRA acts just like any other Roth IRA but allows a guardian to manage the portfolio until the child becomes an adult.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
If reservoir levels continue to fall, it allows for larger mandatory water cuts of up to 3 million acre-feet per year in California, Arizona and Nevada — as much as 40% of the combined allotments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The loan signing, with an obligation to buy, of Alejandro Garnacho from Chelsea allows Villa to spread the cost while Aaron Wan-Bissaka is due to move from West Ham on a similar deal.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
This is what you hear that allows you to recognize that it is a clarinet or horn that is playing.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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