allow
verb (used with object)
to give permission to or for; permit.
am allowing
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present progressiveof allow (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
I am allowing leg hairs to grow in to avoid bumps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
But I worry this is unhealthy, that I am allowing myself to fall into patterns that will eventually leave me isolated.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2022
I am allowing my children to go anywhere they want and study anything they wish.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2016
The modernizing imperative — societies need to embrace more openness to make progress — is why I am allowing myself to be optimistic about the progress of the youth revolutions.
From Time ● Feb. 17, 2011
I am allowing for Alfred’s being let in rather further than any one else would be.’
From A Bride from the Bush by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
