ALLOWED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of allow 2. to give permission for someone to do something, or…. Learn more.

If you are allowed something, you are given permission to have it or are given it.

ALLOWED definition: permitted or authorized. See examples of allowed used in a sentence.

The meaning of ALLOW is permit. How to use allow in a sentence.

Definition of allow verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. to let somebody/something do something; to let something happen or be done. allow somebody/something to do something His …

a. To admit; concede: I allowed he was right. b. To think; suppose: "We allow he's straight" (American Speech). c. To assert; declare: Mother allowed that we'd better come in for dinner.

to provide or set aside (a certain amount). Her mother allowed her ten dollars a week. [verb + object + object ] The teacher allowed an hour for the students to finish. to permit by not paying close enough …

Allow, let, permit imply granting or conceding the right of someone to do something. Allow and permit are often interchangeable, but permit is the more positive. Allow implies complete absence of an …

Sep 24, 2025 · allowed (comparative more allowed, superlative most allowed) Permitted, authorized. [from 16th c.] Can she come? -She'll be allowed to go later. (now rare) Allotted. [from 15th c.] (now …

When you're planning your day you should allow an hour for lunch. Their parents allowed five dollars for each child as spending money. We need to allow (ourselves) enough time to get the job done properly.