allowed

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adjective

1. permitted or authorized.

   In chess, there are only 64 squares with 16 pieces and very specific allowed moves.

2. Physics.,  involving a change in quantum numbers, permitted by the selection rules.

   allowed transition.

Other Word Forms

• unallowed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of allowed¹

First recorded in 1300–50; allow, -ed ²

Example Sentences

Through four games against the St. Louis Blues, Hellebuyck has allowed 15 goals—a league-worst seven more than expected, according to Money Puck.

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It was the most points Belichick had ever allowed in a single game.

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In recent years, the FDA has allowed women to access the medication through telehealth providers and receive it by mail.

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But trade is rarely allowed to stay free for long.

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The 16th Amendment simultaneously allowed national income tax.

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