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# allow

«allow» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To let someone do something; to give permission: "Dogs…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (allow, allows, allowed, allowing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To let someone do something; to give permission: "Dogs are not allowed." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/allow/#m1)

2) To make it possible: "The bridge allows people to cross." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/allow/#m2)

3) To plan or keep time, money or space for something: "Allow ten minutes to walk." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/allow/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In school and safety, rules say what is allowed and not allowed: phones not allowed in class, running not allowed by the pool. In maths and planning: allow extra time. Phrases: be allowed to, allow for, not allowed.

### examples

- Whether a book is still in copyright varies from country to country, and we can't offer guidance on whether any specific use of any specific book is allowed. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/allow/#x1)
- In this interpretation, they are ten elemental entities or properties which bind or restrain primordial תֹּהוּ tohu, 'chaos, void, waste(land)' [Genesis 1:2], allowing structure and order to exist in creation. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/allow/#x2)
- The Samaritans still to this day preserve a tradition allowing Resh to occur in both single and double forms, bearing a distinction comparable to the difference between the Spanish single r of pero and double rr of perro.] Taw-Thaw. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/allow/#x3)
- Are we allowed to eat in class? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/allow/#x4)
- Dogs are not allowed in the shop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/allow/#x5)
- Mum allowed me to stay up late. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/allow/#x6)
- Allow twenty minutes for the cake to cool. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/allow/#x7)
- The ramp allows wheelchairs to get in. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/allow/#x8)
- No running is allowed by the pool. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/allow/#x9)
- Allow for traffic when you plan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/allow/#x10)
- Phones are not allowed during the test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/allow/#x11)
- Will you allow me to go with you?” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/allow/#x12)

### note

"Allow someone to do something": "allow me to go". "Allowed" sounds like "aloud" (out loud) — homophones. "Allow for" means remember to include in your plan. The noun is "allowance" (also pocket money).

### In the corpora

- [A landlord is allowed to raise the rent, usually with warning, and a rise leaves less money for other things.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home/12/)
- [Grown-ups call very sweet romantic film scenes "soppy", and children are allowed to look away or roll their eyes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up/15/)
- [Asking questions and asking for a hug are always allowed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/51-scary-news-wars-disasters-and-how-to-talk-about-them/8/)
- [Arguments on TV get people watching, so some are allowed or even planned; that does not make shouting a good idea.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa/18/)
- [Switching off or walking away as soon as you see an 18 is always allowed, even at someone else's house.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident/20/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «allow» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/allow/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.