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allowed
We have found lemma(root) word of allowed : allow.
Definitions
[əˈlaʊ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- let (someone) have or do something
(e.g: the dissident was allowed to leave the country)
- give the necessary time or opportunity for
(e.g: they agreed to a ceasefire to allow talks with the government)
- admit the truth of; concede
(e.g: he allowed that the penalty appeared too harsh for the crime)
Phrases:
- allow me
Origin
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Middle English (originally in the senses ‘commend, sanction’ and ‘assign as a right’): from Old French alouer, from Latin allaudare ‘to praise’, reinforced by medieval Latin allocare ‘to place’ (see allocate)
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