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Meanings of allow in English

Portuguese
aguentar
Catalan
permetre
Spanish
permitir

Consent to, give permission.

      aguentar
      Portuguese
      reservar
      Catalan
      destinar
      Spanish
      destinar

      To assign a resource to a particular person or cause.

            reservar
            Catalan
            permetre
            Spanish
            permitir

            Make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain.

                  permetre
                  Portuguese
                  conceder
                  Catalan
                  permetre
                  Spanish
                  conceder

                  Let have.

                      conceder
                      Usage of allow in English
                      1
                      That said; don't allow a moment of doubt to undo previous work.
                      The South African
                      2
                      The proposed state law would allow legal action first, official classification later.
                      Wired
                      3
                      Will you allow me to reply to it?' 'Yes,' said the king.
                      The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
                      4
                      The second would allow new licensed operators into the New Zealand market.
                      Radio NZ
                      5
                      Receipt-tracking systems allow users to discover patterns that help avoid future conflict.
                      Reuters
                      6
                      He said the new measures would allow vital community hubs to reopen.
                      News.com.au
                      7
                      Hope Lee was given the opportunity to allow his story to air.
                      News.com.au
                      8
                      State law does allow public officials cleared of charges to reassume office.
                      Reuters
                      9
                      But society needs a way to allow people to start over again.
                      The Irish Times
                      10
                      This period will allow government a progressive and responsible return to normal.
                      The South African
                      11
                      It does, however, allow for visa-free travel in all 28 EU countries.
                      The South African
                      12
                      He said he would allow a vote on the USA Freedom Act.
                      Reuters
                      13
                      Sources said Gbagbo's forces requested the UN support to allow their withdrawal.
                      The Guardian
                      14
                      FINRA arbitration rules do not allow arbitrators to hear class action cases.
                      Reuters
                      15
                      We're not going to allow this to continue to happen, Pompeo said.
                      The Guardian
                      16
                      In future, having detailed information about particular genes may allow DNA editing.
                      Radio NZ
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                      Translations for allow
                      Allow through the time
                      Allow across language varieties
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                      Common
                      New Zealand
                      Common
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                      Common
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