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# allot

«allot» in Mova's school dictionary: **to give a share or an amount of something to someone, or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (allot, allots, allotted, allotting)

### meaning for a pupil

To allot is to give a share or an amount of something to someone, or to set time aside for something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/allot/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

A formal word in exam and maths language: «each pupil is allotted 3 minutes». It tells that an amount is given out, often equally. In everyday talk people say «give» or «share out». Phrase: «the allotted time».

### examples

- Each group was allotted one table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/allot/#x1)
- We were allotted 20 minutes to finish the test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/allot/#x2)
- The food was allotted fairly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/allot/#x3)
- Finish within the allotted time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/allot/#x4)
- Each child was allotted 4 tickets, so 5 children got 20. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/allot/#x5)
- Seats are allotted on arrival. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/allot/#x6)
- In many cases, indeed, we find that one version of a story will allot to a Baba Yaga the part which in another version is played by a Witch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/allot/#x7)

### note

Double «t» in the past: allotted, allotting. Noun: allotment. Do not confuse with «a lot» (many). In maths: total = number of people × amount allotted to each.

### In the corpora

- [Remove far from me falsehood and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with mine allotted bread;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.872/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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