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allowing Synonyms & Antonyms

/əˈlaʊɪŋ/

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Instead of allowing you can say admit, allot or assign depending on the context.

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Allowing as an Adjective

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Allowing as a Verb

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present participle and gerund of allow

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To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.

to allow a servant his liberty;  to allow a free passage;  to allow one day for rest

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To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.

to allow a right;  to allow a claim;  to allow the truth of a proposition

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To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.

To allow a sum for leakage.

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5

To grant license to; to permit; to consent to.

Smoking allowed only in designated areas.

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6

To not bar or obstruct.

Although I don't consent to their holding such meetings, I will allow them for the time being.

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To acknowledge or concede.

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To take into account by making an allowance.

When calculating a budget for a construction project, always allow for contingencies.

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9

To render physically possible.

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10

To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.

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11

To sanction; to invest; to entrust.

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12

To like; to be suited or pleased with.

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Allowing in a Sentence

to allow a servant his liberty;  to allow a free passage;  to allow one day for rest

to allow a right;  to allow a claim;  to allow the truth of a proposition

To allow a sum for leakage.

Smoking allowed only in designated areas.

Although I don't consent to their holding such meetings, I will allow them for the time being.

When calculating a budget for a construction project, always allow for contingencies.

Word Forms & Grammar

allowing (comparative more allowing, superlative most allowing)

allowing

Words That Rhyme With Allowing

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Word Facts for Allowing

Part of speechadjective, verb
Pronunciation/əˈlaʊɪŋ/
MeaningThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}
Synonymsadmit, allot and assign
Comparative / superlativemore allowing, most allowing

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