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• allow - permit - let — Allow, permit, and let are all used to say that someone is given permission to do something, or is not prevented from doing something. Permit is a formal word. ◊ allow and permit Allow and permit …   Useful english dictionary

• allow, permit — Allow means to grant, to let have, and implies that no direct prevention or obstruction is involved: Does your supervisor allow you to dress as you please? Permit, a more formal word than allow, specifically involves the idea of permission: Does… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• allow — [v1] admit; acknowledge acquiesce, avow, concede, confess, grant, let on, own; concepts 60,82 Ant. deny, refuse, reject allow [v2] permit an action accord, accredit, admit, approve, authorize, bear, be big*, be game for*, brook, certify,… …   New thesaurus

• allow — 1 permit, suffer, *let, leave Analogous words: tolerate, endure, stand, brook (see BEAR): accede, acquiesce (see ASSENT): *yield, submit, defer Antonyms: inhibit Contrasted words: *forbid, prohibit, enjoin: * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• allow — /euh low /, v.t. 1. to give permission to or for; permit: to allow a student to be absent; No swimming allowed. 2. to let have; give as one s share; grant as one s right: to allow a person $100 for expenses. 3. to permit by neglect, oversight, or …   Universalium

• allow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. grant, permit; concede; tolerate, suffer, let. See disclosure, consent, permission. Ant., prohibit, forbid. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To permit an action] Syn. permit, let, sanction, grant, consent to,… …   English dictionary for students

• permit — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ federal, government ▪ temporary ▪ special ▪ valid ▪ necessary …   Collocations dictionary

• allow — al·low /ə lau̇/ vt: to give approval of or permission for: as a: to grant fulfillment of allow ed her petition for relief b: to decide in favor of allow a deduction on a tax return c: to permit to be presented …   Law dictionary

• permit — per·mit / pər ˌmit, pər mit/ n: a written warrant or license granted by one having authority a building permit Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. permit …   Law dictionary

• Permit — Per*mit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Permitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Permitting}.] [L. permittere, permissum, to let through, to allow, permit; per + mittere to let go, send. See {Per }, and {Mission}.] 1. To consent to; to allow or suffer to be done; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Allow — Al*low , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Allowing}.] [OE. alouen, OF. alouer, aloer, aluer, F. allouer, fr. LL. allocare to admit as proved, to place, use; confused with OF. aloer, fr. L. allaudare to extol; ad + laudare to praise …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English