Question 1 · Quick check
allow
CEFRA2
/əˈlaʊ/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To let someone do something or let something happen.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo permit, to give permission to.
Examples
Excuse me; allow me to point out three errors in the above article.
His parents won't allow him to stay out late.
At a glance
Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo present something as possible or reasonable.
To let one have as a suitable share of something.
To not bar or obstruct.
More examples
In contextYou must allow for his youth.
I will allow my son to be absent.
The event allows of only one interpretation.
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Origin
verb
From Middle English allowen, alowen, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman allouer, alouer, from Medieval Latin allaudāre, merged with alouer, from Medieval Latin allocō (“to assign”). Doublet of allaud (via allaudāre) or allocate (via allocāre). The similarity with Middle English alyfen (from Old English ālīefan) and German erlauben, both from Proto-Germanic *uzlaubijaną (“to allow”) is unrelated.