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

But Israel has limited the number of aid trucks allowed into Gaza in response to what it says is Hamas's delay in returning all the bodies of deceased hostages still in Gaza.

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“Rochdale Borough Council allowed the manor to fall into a massive state of disrepair for years,” he said.

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The team placed the cells in a specialized bioreactor that allowed them to apply controlled electrical stimulation and observe the biological effects.

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Inmates are allowed out into the yard for 40 minutes in the morning, he said, but much of that time is wasted trying to use one of the six available showers.

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Give me an example of something you weren’t allowed to audition for.

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