allowed

[uh-loud]

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

Researchers have also estimated how much each fruit species contributes to the overall diet at each site, which allowed the Berkeley team to calculate an average daily intake of ethanol from food.

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Their long, narrow snouts and rows of thin, pointed teeth allowed them to catch agile prey such as fish and turtles.

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The approach allowed them to observe interactions that normally happen too quickly to track.

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"Had we allowed the fans and it had gone wrong I feel that I would be sitting here again anyway."

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And the second was the directory in which the file was put ahead of publication allowed anyone to download a file directly.

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