Dictionary Check: allow

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"allow" is a valid word!

Scrabble 8 points

Words with Friends 10 points

verb

make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

Example: "This permits the water to rush in"

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verb

consent to, give permission; permit

Example: "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"

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verb

let have

Example: "grant permission"

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verb

give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

Example: "I will earmark this money for your research"

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verb

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

Example: "This leaves no room for improvement"

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verb

allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something

Example: "I allow for this possibility"

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