allow

Everyday

1. To let someone do something; to give permission: "Dogs are not allowed." tree →
2. To make it possible: "The bridge allows people to cross." tree →
3. To plan or keep time, money or space for something: "Allow ten minutes to walk." tree →

In the lessons

In school and safety, rules say what is allowed and not allowed: phones not allowed in class, running not allowed by the pool. In maths and planning: allow extra time. Phrases: be allowed to, allow for, not allowed.

Examples

• Are we allowed to eat in class? tree →
• Dogs are not allowed in the shop. tree →
• Mum allowed me to stay up late. tree →
• Allow twenty minutes for the cake to cool. tree →
• The ramp allows wheelchairs to get in. tree →
• No running is allowed by the pool. tree →
• Allow for traffic when you plan. tree →
• Phones are not allowed during the test. tree →
• Will you allow me to go with you?” tree →

Note

"Allow someone to do something": "allow me to go". "Allowed" sounds like "aloud" (out loud) — homophones. "Allow for" means remember to include in your plan. The noun is "allowance" (also pocket money).

In Jewish tradition

In school and safety, rules say what is allowed and not allowed: phones not allowed in class, running not allowed by the pool. In maths and planning: allow extra time. Phrases: be allowed to, allow for, not allowed.

Examples

• Whether a book is still in copyright varies from country to country, and we can't offer guidance on whether any specific use of any specific book is allowed. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• In this interpretation, they are ten elemental entities or properties which bind or restrain primordial תֹּהוּ tohu, 'chaos, void, waste(land)' [Genesis 1:2], allowing structure and order to exist in creation. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• The Samaritans still to this day preserve a tradition allowing Resh to occur in both single and double forms, bearing a distinction comparable to the difference between the Spanish single r of pero and double rr of perro.] Taw-Thaw. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

Note

"Allow someone to do something": "allow me to go". "Allowed" sounds like "aloud" (out loud) — homophones. "Allow for" means remember to include in your plan. The noun is "allowance" (also pocket money).