allow /ә'lau/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) let have
• (v.) give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
• (v.) allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something

Chinese translation

• vt. 允许, 同意给予, 承认
• vi. 容许, 猜想
• [计] 允许命令

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/ә'lau/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · Postgraduate exam

Frequency

Zipf 5.01 · Common

Word forms

allowed, allowing, allows

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