allow
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The meaning (definition) of the word allow
to say yes so someone can do something
The word allow used in a sentence
“Mom will allow me to play outside.”
Words that mean the same as allow (synonyms)
permit
Words that mean the opposite of allow (antonyms)
stop
How the word allow is said around the world
| French | permettre (pair-METR) |
| Spanish | permitir (pehr-mee-TEER) |
| Mandarin | 允许 (yoon shyoo) |
| Hindi | इजाज़त देना (i-JAH-zat DAY-nah) |
| Arabic | سَمَحَ (SA-ma-ha) |
| Russian | разрешить (ruh-zree-SHEET) |
| Portuguese (EU) | deixar (day-SHAHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | deixar (day-SHAHR) |
| Japanese | ゆるす (yuu-RUU-suu) |
| German | erlauben (ehr-LOW-buhn) |
| Urdu | اجازت دینا (i-JAH-zat DAY-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਇਜਾਜ਼ਤ ਦੇਣਾ (ee-JAH-zut day-NAH) |
| Korean | 허락하다 (HUH-rah-kah-dah) |
| Hebrew | לְהַרְשׁוֹת (leh-hahr-SHOHT) |
| Greek | επιτρέπω (eh-pee-TREH-poh) |
| Dutch | toestaan (TOO-stahn) |
| Tagalog | payagan (pah-yah-GAN) |
| Vietnamese | cho phép (chaw FEP) |
| Turkish | izin vermek (ee-ZEEN ver-MEK) |
| Persian | اجازه دادن (e-jaa-ZEH daa-DAN) |
| Polish | pozwalać (poh-ZVAH-lach) |
| Ukrainian | дозволити (doh-ZVOH-lih-tih) |
| Bengali | অনুমতি দেওয়া (AW-noo-mo-tee DAY-oh-ah) |
| Swedish | låta (LOH-tah) |
| Italian | permettere (pair-MEHT-teh-ray) |
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