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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAllow
/əˈlaʊ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To admit the existence or reality of something.
"He allowed that he might have been wrong." - 2
To give permission for something to happen.
"The teacher will allow students to use calculators during the exam."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'allow' originates from the Middle English 'alowen', derived from the Old French 'alouer', which in turn comes from the Latin 'ad' meaning 'to' and 'lucere' meaning 'shine'. The meaning has evolved from 'to approve' to its current sense of granting permission.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Allow" is said worldwide
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Permettre
Transliteration: pɛʁ.mɛtʁ
"Le professeur va permettre aux étudiants d'utiliser des calculatrices pendant l'examen."
Erlauben
Transliteration: ɛʁˈlaʊ̯bən
"Der Lehrer wird den Schülern erlauben, während der Prüfung Taschenrechner zu benutzen."
Permettere
Transliteration: perˈmettere
"L'insegnante permetterà agli studenti di usare le calcolatrici durante l'esame."
Permitir
Transliteration: peɾˈmitiɾ
"El profesor permitirá a los estudiantes usar calculadoras durante el examen."
Permitir
Transliteration: peʁmiˈtiʁ
"O professor permitirá que os alunos usem calculadoras durante o exame."
अनुमति देना
Transliteration: anumati dena
"शिक्षक छात्रों को परीक्षा के दौरान कैलकुलेटर का उपयोग करने की अनुमति देंगे।"
允许
Transliteration: yǔn xǔ
"老师会允许学生在考试期间使用计算器。"
허용하다
Transliteration: heoyonghada
"선생님은 학생들이 시험 중에 계산기를 사용할 수 있도록 허용할 것입니다."
許可する
Transliteration: kyoka suru
"教師は試験中に学生が計算機を使うことを許可します。"
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