allowed
permitted or authorized: In chess, there are only 64 squares with 16 pieces and very specific allowed moves.
Physics. involving a change in quantum numbers, permitted by the selection rules: allowed transition.
Origin of allowed
1Other words from allowed
- un·al·lowed, adjective
Words that may be confused with allowed
- allowed , aloud
Words Nearby allowed
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How to use allowed in a sentence
The Siri & Search entry, for example, means data from an allowed app will show up when you search your device manually or with Siri.
A Wall Street person should not be allowed to help oversee the Dodd-Frank reforms.
In other words, Florida clerks were no longer allowed to turn gay couples away.
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over | Jay Michaelson | January 5, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTDuring an emergency that ratio could be allowed to drop to 8.5 people per orbit.
Exclusive: U.S. Drone Fleet at ‘Breaking Point,’ Air Force Says | Dave Majumdar | January 5, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTStates were encouraged and allowed to lower standards to make it appear they were improving.
The ‘No Child’ Rewrite Threatens Your Kids’ Future | Jonah Edelman | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
Users “should be allowed to use these devices and services the way they were intended,” Brookman says.
How ‘Ethical’ Hotel Chain Marriott Gouges Guests in the Name of Wi-Fi Security | Kyle Chayka | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn these rooms male and female alike were confined, at one time to the number of fifteen; each being allowed 3d.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellIt took twenty Eskimos to hold it when allowed full play, and even these it jerked about in a manner that highly diverted them.
The Giant of the North | R.M. BallantyneI went out, and found a Mont de Piet, just beyond the limits of the Principality; they aren't allowed inside.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonI found that I had been allowed to acquire certain bad habits and besetting sins—most people do.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsThere is more of the uplifted forefinger and the reiterated point than I should have allowed myself in an essay.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
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