allow
verb (used with object)
to give permission to or for; permit.
allows
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present tense formof allow (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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But it is calculated based largely on the inflation data published this week, which allows economists and Fed officials to proceed based on well-founded estimates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The department recently cited California as a problem state that allows drivers who don’t speak sufficient English to obtain licenses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Its strength model allows simulated planetary material to resist deformation in ways more consistent with real geologic substances, including the rock and metals that likely made up Theia and the proto-Earth, or solid ice.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
The register allows them to advocate on behalf of their interests and is part of the EU's attempts to keep the process open and accountable.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
We’re as far away from the Ranch as land allows us to go.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
