- present tense form of allow (3rd person singular).
allows
Example Sentences
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While traditional industrial robots are designed to repeat a specific task and need to be reprogrammed to do something different, RobCo says Alfie’s embedded AI allows it to adapt to new tasks on its own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Maybe a loan move in January would make sense for him, if his club allows him to go.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
TPS allows immigrants to obtain work permits and other documents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
That allows them to spend at levels that keep the economy growing and out of recession.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
But in some, the shape of the instrument — usually a tube, block, circle, or bell shape — allows the instrument to ring with a standing-wave vibration when you strike it.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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