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allow

Meaning of allow

let someone do something

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British English/əˈlaʊ/
American English/əˈlaʊ/
Russian transcription[rəzrʲɪˈʂatʲ]
allow
allow - разрешать
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allow with Russian translation

allow usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Мой учитель разрешает нам задавать вопросы.

My teacher allow us to ask questions.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Здесь разрешают детям играть.

They allow children to play here.

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allow belongs to the topic "Top 1000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

allowразрешать
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followследовать
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allow synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between allow / let / permit / authorize / allow for / let in

🇬🇧English
allow

the base word; means to let someone do something

A1Very Often

Parents allow children to stay up late on weekends.

Родители разрешают детям поздно ложиться спать по выходным.

🇬🇧English

more conversational and less formal than allow

A1Very Often

My teacher let me leave class early.

Мой учитель позволил мне уйти с урока раньше.

🇬🇧English

more formal than allow; often used in rules and official situations

A1Often

The school does not permit smoking on campus.

Школа не разрешает курение на территории.

🇬🇧English

to give official power or formal permission

A1Rarely

The manager authorized the payment.

Менеджер разрешил оплату.

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🇬🇧English
allow for

means to consider something in advance; not the same as simple permission

A1Rarely

We must allow for delays in traffic.

Мы должны предусмотреть задержки в пробках.

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🇬🇧English
let in

to allow someone to enter a place

A1Often

Please let him in; he is waiting outside.

Пожалуйста, впусти его; он ждёт снаружи.

🇬🇧English

to think something is good enough and officially accept it; not simply give permission

A1Often

The committee approved the new plan.

Комитет одобрил новый план.

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How to pronounce allow and what this word means

allow translation: разрешать. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce allow

/əˈlaʊ/

allow translation

разрешать

allow examples

My teacher allow us to ask questions.

allow transcription

/əˈlaʊ/, /əˈlaʊ/

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allow meaning: what does it mean?

let someone do something

allow pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

allow is pronounced as /əˈlaʊ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

allow definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

My teacher allow us to ask questions. Translation: Мой учитель разрешает нам задавать вопросы.

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