allowed

Meanings

• adjective

  Permitted or authorized to do or have something.

  - "John is allowed to use the library."
  - "Sarah's dog is allowed in the park."

• verb

  Granted privilege or freedom.

  - "The school board allowed the students to go on a field trip."
  - "My parents allow me to stay up late on Fridays."

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Pronunciation

1. /əˈlaʊd/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

forbidden , prohibited

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Synonyms

admit , allot , assign , bestow , concede , let , permit , suffer , tolerate

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with allowed
allowance , bellowance , mallowance

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Homonyms

Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

1. Allow (English) : To permit or authorize.
   

2. Allow (Scots) : To give or grant.
   

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. allowed
   

2. allow
   

3. ollow
   

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Variants

List of all variants of allowed that leads to same result
allow , allowed , allowing , allows , allow for , allowed for , allowing for , allows for , allow of , allowed of , allowing of , allows of

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Forms

Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

Allowed (adjective), Allows (verb), Allows for (verb)

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English 'alowed' from 'allowan' to let, permit.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the word 'allow' comes from the Old English word 'allowan', which means 'to let' or 'to permit'?

2. The term 'allowed' was first used in English literature around the 14th century.

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Related Concepts

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1. Privilege: A special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group.

2. Permission: An approval or authorization granted by someone in authority.

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Culture

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In literature, 'allowed' is often used to describe the granting of privileges or permissions. For example, in Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer', Tom is allowed to go to the picnic despite his misdeeds.

How to Memorize "allowed"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person granting permission with a nod or a signature.
   - Visualize a green light indicating 'go ahead'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'allowed' with 'permission' or 'privilege'.
   - Think of a person or situation where someone was 'allowed' to do something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'P' for 'Permitted' and 'A' for 'Authorized'.

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