allowed
Americanadjective
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permitted or authorized.
In chess, there are only 64 squares with 16 pieces and very specific allowed moves.
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Physics. involving a change in quantum numbers, permitted by the selection rules.
allowed transition.
Other Word Forms
- unallowed adjective
Etymology
Origin of allowed
Vocabulary lists containing allowed
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Example Sentences
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For about 40 minutes, radio and laser signals which allowed communication between the spacecraft and Earth were blocked by the Moon itself.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
“We’ve allowed live events including Coachella to be dominated by speculators who aren’t fans, but who simply want to profit off these events,” he continued.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
On Wednesday only four or five ships were allowed to pass, none of them oil tankers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Noland Arbaugh, the first human to receive a brain chip implant by Elon Musk's Neuralink, previously told the BBC the device has allowed him to play games again.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Laughing because I was home; crying because Father and Betsie, the only two people she had ever allowed herself to love, would never be.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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