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allow

Noun CEFR A2 Frequent

Definitions

  1. To let one have as a suitable share of something
  2. to take into consideration when deciding etc. We've made allowance for the fact that everyone has different tastes. in ag neem يُراعي، يَأخُذ بِعَين الإعْتِبَار вземам предвид levar em conta vzít v úvahu berücksichtigen tage hensyn til; tage i betragtning λαμβάνω υπόψηtener en cuenta, considerar (midagi) arvesse võtma در نظر گرفتن؛ به حساب آوردن ottaa huomioon tenir compte de לְהִתחַשֵב בּ- का ध्यान रखना dopustiti számításba vesz memperhitungkan taka tillit til, gera ráð fyrir tener conto di ...
  3. To permit, to give permission to
  4. vt. admitir, aceptar, consentir.
  5. To not bar or obstruct
  6. To let do or happen; permit: We allow smoking only in restricted areas.
  7. To acknowledge, accept the truth of; to concede; to accede to an opinion; to say something one agrees on in the context of a larger disagreement or reluctance
  8. To permit the presence of: No pets are allowed inside.
  9. To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct
  10. To permit to have: allow oneself a little treat.
  11. To make provision for; assign: The schedule allows time for a coffee break.
  12. To plan for in case of need: allow two inches in the fabric for shrinkage.
  13. To grant as a discount or in exchange: allowed me 20 dollars on my old typewriter.
  14. Chiefly Southern & Midland US a. To admit; concede: I allowed he was right.
  15. To offer a possibility; admit: The poem allows of several interpretations.

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Equivalents

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Eestilubama
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Galegodeixar
ភាសាខ្មែរអនុញ្ញាត
한국어허락하다
KurdîlasaŞino
Lingálalingisa
ລາວໃຫ້
Latviešuļaut
Te Reo Māorituku
Shqiplejoj
Svenskatillåta
தமிழ்அனுமதி
Tagaloghayaan
Tiếng Việtchợcho phép

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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