ALLOWED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of allow 2. to give permission for someone to do something, or…. Learn more.

ALLOWED definition: permitted or authorized. See examples of allowed used in a sentence.

a. To admit; concede: I allowed he was right. b. To think; suppose: "We allow he's straight" (American Speech). c. To assert; declare: Mother allowed that we'd better come in for dinner.

If you are allowed something, you are given permission to have it or are given it.

allow somebody/yourself something to let somebody have something You're allowed an hour to complete the test. I'm not allowed visitors. I allow myself a treat now and then. She allowed …

The meaning of ALLOW is permit. How to use allow in a sentence.

to provide or set aside (a certain amount). Her mother allowed her ten dollars a week. [verb + object + object ] The teacher allowed an hour for the students to finish. to permit by not paying …

Allow, let, permit imply granting or conceding the right of someone to do something. Allow and permit are often interchangeable, but permit is the more positive. Allow implies complete …

Sep 24, 2025 · allowed (comparative more allowed, superlative most allowed) Permitted, authorized. [from 16th c.] Can she come? -She'll be allowed to go later. (now rare) Allotted. …

If you're allowed to eat cookies after dinner but your brother isn't, don't say it aloud. To be allowed to do something is to have permission, but to say something aloud is to speak it.