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present tense form of allow (3rd person singular).

allows

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admit; acknowledge v.
permit an action v.
set aside v.

VERB

admit; acknowledge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

grant

STRONG

acquiesce avow concede confess own

WEAK

let on

Antonyms

STRONG

deny disagree disavow disown dispute dissent reject repudiate

WEAK

disallow disapprove forbid hold keep prohibit protest refuse resist withstand

VERB

permit an action

Synonyms

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approve authorize favor oblige recognize release support tolerate

STRONG

accord accredit admit bear brook certify commission consent empower endorse endure indulge let license okay sanction stand suffer warrant

WEAK

be big be game for free up give a blank check give carte blanche give leave give permission give the go-ahead give the green light go along with grant permission hear of hold with live with pass on put up with sit still for take kindly to

Antonyms

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deny disallow disapprove oppose refuse reject veto

STRONG

disagree dissent prevent protest repel unauthorize withhold

WEAK

forbid hold keep prohibit resist withstand

VERB

set aside

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assign give grant provide

STRONG

admeasure allocate allot apportion deduct lot remit spare

WEAK

mete

Antonyms

STRONGEST

keep take

STRONG

hold withhold

WEAK

deny disallow disapprove forbid prohibit protest refuse reject resist withstand

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Speaking during a debate on the subject, Environment Minister Jenny Riddell-Carpenter insisted the government was still committed to a ban and a bill would be delivered "when parliamentary time allows".

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

This technique allows scientists to systematically examine genes and identify which ones influence a particular cellular process.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

That allows you to market effectively and build products with the end user in mind but most importantly, it makes you a great leader of people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Claude Sheets allows Anthropic customers to build full spreadsheets from simple prompts, but Microsoft has ways to defend itself.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

Pennsville focuses on containing Boy21 in the second half, which allows Sir, Hakim, Wes, and Terrell to score a lot of points.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick

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