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Synonyms allow synonyms
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Topics allow topics
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Markers of identificational and explanatory clauses
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Conjugation allow conjugation
How do you conjugate allow?
allow · verb
Present I allow
Positive I allow
Singular
1st person I allow
2nd person you allow
3rd person he/she/it allows
Plural
1st person we allow
2nd person you allow
3rd person they allow
Negative I don't allow
Singular
1st person I don't allow I do not allow
2nd person you don't allow you do not allow
3rd person he/she/it doesn't allow he/she/it does not allow
Plural
1st person we don't allow we do not allow
2nd person you don't allow you do not allow
3rd person they don't allow they do not allow
Question do I allow?
Singular
1st person do I allow?
2nd person do you allow?
3rd person does he/she/it allow?
Plural
1st person do we allow?
2nd person do you allow?
3rd person do they allow?
Negative question don't I allow?
Singular
1st person don't I allow? do I not allow?
2nd person don't you allow? do you not allow?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it allow? does he/she/it not allow?
Plural
1st person don't we allow? do we not allow?
2nd person don't you allow? do you not allow?
3rd person don't they allow? do they not allow?
Past I allowed
Positive I allowed
Singular
1st person I allowed
2nd person you allowed
3rd person he/she/it allowed
Plural
1st person we allowed
2nd person you allowed
3rd person they allowed
Negative I didn't allow
Singular
1st person I didn't allow I did not allow
2nd person you didn't allow you did not allow
3rd person he/she/it didn't allow he/she/it did not allow
Plural
1st person we didn't allow we did not allow
2nd person you didn't allow you did not allow
3rd person they didn't allow they did not allow
Question did I allow?
Singular
1st person did I allow?
2nd person did you allow?
3rd person did he/she/it allow?
Plural
1st person did we allow?
2nd person did you allow?
3rd person did they allow?
Negative question didn't I allow?
Singular
1st person didn't I allow? did I not allow?
2nd person didn't you allow? did you not allow?
3rd person didn't he/she/it allow? did he/she/it not allow?
Plural
1st person didn't we allow? did we not allow?
2nd person didn't you allow? did you not allow?
3rd person didn't they allow? did they not allow?
Future I'll allow
Positive I'll allow
Singular
1st person I'll allow I will allow
2nd person you'll allow you will allow
3rd person he/she/it'll allow he/she/it will allow
Plural
1st person we'll allow we will allow
2nd person you'll allow you will allow
3rd person they'll allow they will allow
Negative I won't allow
Singular
1st person I won't allow I will not allow
2nd person you won't allow you will not allow
3rd person he/she/it won't allow he/she/it will not allow
Plural
1st person we won't allow we will not allow
2nd person you won't allow you will not allow
3rd person they won't allow they will not allow
Question will I allow?
Singular
1st person will I allow?
2nd person will you allow?
3rd person will he/she/it allow?
Plural
1st person will we allow?
2nd person will you allow?
3rd person will they allow?
Negative question won't I allow?
Singular
1st person won't I allow? will I not allow?
2nd person won't you allow? will you not allow?
3rd person won't he/she/it allow? will he/she/it not allow?
Plural
1st person won't we allow? will we not allow?
2nd person won't you allow? will you not allow?
3rd person won't they allow? will they not allow?
Conditional I'd allow
Positive I'd allow
Singular
1st person I'd allow I would allow
2nd person you'd allow you would allow
3rd person he/she/it'd allow he/she/it would allow
Plural
1st person we'd allow we would allow
2nd person you'd allow you would allow
3rd person they'd allow they would allow
Negative I wouldn't allow
Singular
1st person I wouldn't allow I would not allow
2nd person you wouldn't allow you would not allow
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't allow he/she/it would not allow
Plural
1st person we wouldn't allow we would not allow
2nd person you wouldn't allow you would not allow
3rd person they wouldn't allow they would not allow
Question would I allow?
Singular
1st person would I allow?
2nd person would you allow?
3rd person would he/she/it allow?
Plural
1st person would we allow?
2nd person would you allow?
3rd person would they allow?
Negative question wouldn't I allow?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I allow? would I not allow?
2nd person wouldn't you allow? would you not allow?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it allow? would he/she/it not allow?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we allow? would we not allow?
2nd person wouldn't you allow? would you not allow?
3rd person wouldn't they allow? would they not allow?
Present continuous I'm allowing
Positive I'm allowing
Singular
1st person I'm allowing I am allowing
2nd person you're allowing you are allowing
3rd person he/she/it's allowing he/she/it is allowing
Plural
1st person we're allowing we are allowing
2nd person you're allowing you are allowing
3rd person they're allowing they are allowing
Negative I'm not allowing
Singular
1st person I'm not allowing I am not allowing
2nd person you aren't allowing you're not allowing you are not allowing
3rd person he/she/it isn't allowing he/she/it's not allowing he/she/it is not allowing
Plural
1st person we aren't allowing we're not allowing we are not allowing
2nd person you aren't allowing you're not allowing you are not allowing
3rd person they aren't allowing they're not allowing they are not allowing
Question am I allowing?
Singular
1st person am I allowing?
2nd person are you allowing?
3rd person is he/she/it allowing?
Plural
1st person are we allowing?
2nd person are you allowing?
3rd person are they allowing?
Negative question aren't I allowing?
Singular
1st person aren't I allowing? am I not allowing?
2nd person aren't you allowing? are you not allowing?
3rd person isn't he/she/it allowing? is he/she/it not allowing?
Plural
1st person aren't we allowing? are we not allowing?
2nd person aren't you allowing? are you not allowing?
3rd person aren't they allowing? are they not allowing?
Past continuous I was allowing
Positive I was allowing
Singular
1st person I was allowing
2nd person you were allowing
3rd person he/she/it was allowing
Plural
1st person we were allowing
2nd person you were allowing
3rd person they were allowing
Negative I wasn't allowing
Singular
1st person I wasn't allowing I was not allowing
2nd person you weren't allowing you were not allowing
3rd person he/she/it wasn't allowing he/she/it was not allowing
Plural
1st person we weren't allowing we were not allowing
2nd person you weren't allowing you were not allowing
3rd person they weren't allowing they were not allowing
Question was I allowing?
Singular
1st person was I allowing?
2nd person were you allowing?
3rd person was he/she/it allowing?
Plural
1st person were we allowing?
2nd person were you allowing?
3rd person were they allowing?
Negative question wasn't I allowing?
Singular
1st person wasn't I allowing? was I not allowing?
2nd person weren't you allowing? were you not allowing?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it allowing? was he/she/it not allowing?
Plural
1st person weren't we allowing? were we not allowing?
2nd person weren't you allowing? were you not allowing?
3rd person weren't they allowing? were they not allowing?
Future continuous I'll be allowing
Positive I'll be allowing
Singular
1st person I'll be allowing I will be allowing
2nd person you'll be allowing you will be allowing
3rd person he/she/it'll be allowing he/she/it will be allowing
Plural
1st person we'll be allowing we will be allowing
2nd person you'll be allowing you will be allowing
3rd person they'll be allowing they will be allowing
Negative I won't be allowing
Singular
1st person I won't be allowing I will not be allowing
2nd person you won't be allowing you will not be allowing
3rd person he/she/it won't be allowing he/she/it will not be allowing
Plural
1st person we won't be allowing we will not be allowing
2nd person you won't be allowing you will not be allowing
3rd person they won't be allowing they will not be allowing
Question will I be allowing?
Singular
1st person will I be allowing?
2nd person will you be allowing?
3rd person will he/she/it be allowing?
Plural
1st person will we be allowing?
2nd person will you be allowing?
3rd person will they be allowing?
Negative question won't I be allowing?
Singular
1st person won't I be allowing? will I not be allowing?
2nd person won't you be allowing? will you not be allowing?
3rd person won't he/she/it be allowing? will he/she/it not be allowing?
Plural
1st person won't we be allowing? will we not be allowing?
2nd person won't you be allowing? will you not be allowing?
3rd person won't they be allowing? will they not be allowing?
Conditional continuous I'd be allowing
Positive I'd be allowing
Singular
1st person I'd be allowing I would be allowing
2nd person you'd be allowing you would be allowing
3rd person he/she/it'd be allowing he/she/it would be allowing
Plural
1st person we'd be allowing we would be allowing
2nd person you'd be allowing you would be allowing
3rd person they'd be allowing they would be allowing
Negative I wouldn't be allowing
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be allowing I would not be allowing
2nd person you wouldn't be allowing you would not be allowing
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be allowing he/she/it would not be allowing
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be allowing we would not be allowing
2nd person you wouldn't be allowing you would not be allowing
3rd person they wouldn't be allowing they would not be allowing
Question would I be allowing?
Singular
1st person would I be allowing?
2nd person would you be allowing?
3rd person would he/she/it be allowing?
Plural
1st person would we be allowing?
2nd person would you be allowing?
3rd person would they be allowing?
Negative question wouldn't I be allowing?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be allowing? would I not be allowing?
2nd person wouldn't you be allowing? would you not be allowing?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be allowing? would he/she/it not be allowing?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be allowing? would we not be allowing?
2nd person wouldn't you be allowing? would you not be allowing?
3rd person wouldn't they be allowing? would they not be allowing?
Present perfect I've allowed
Positive I've allowed
Singular
1st person I've allowed I have allowed
2nd person you've allowed you have allowed
3rd person he/she/it's allowed he/she/it has allowed
Plural
1st person we've allowed we have allowed
2nd person you've allowed you have allowed
3rd person they've allowed they have allowed
Negative I haven't allowed
Singular
1st person I haven't allowed I have not allowed
2nd person you haven't allowed you have not allowed
3rd person he/she/it hasn't allowed he/she/it has not allowed
Plural
1st person we haven't allowed we have not allowed
2nd person you haven't allowed you have not allowed
3rd person they haven't allowed they have not allowed
Question have I allowed?
Singular
1st person have I allowed?
2nd person have you allowed?
3rd person has he/she/it allowed?
Plural
1st person have we allowed?
2nd person have you allowed?
3rd person have they allowed?
Negative question haven't I allowed?
Singular
1st person haven't I allowed? have I not allowed?
2nd person haven't you allowed? have you not allowed?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it allowed? has he/she/it not allowed?
Plural
1st person haven't we allowed? have we not allowed?
2nd person haven't you allowed? have you not allowed?
3rd person haven't they allowed? have they not allowed?
Past perfect I had allowed
Positive I had allowed
Singular
1st person I had allowed
2nd person you had allowed
3rd person he/she/it had allowed
Plural
1st person we had allowed
2nd person you had allowed
3rd person they had allowed
Negative I hadn't allowed
Singular
1st person I hadn't allowed I had not allowed
2nd person you hadn't allowed you had not allowed
3rd person he/she/it hadn't allowed he/she/it had not allowed
Plural
1st person we hadn't allowed we had not allowed
2nd person you hadn't allowed you had not allowed
3rd person they hadn't allowed they had not allowed
Question had I allowed?
Singular
1st person had I allowed?
2nd person had you allowed?
3rd person had he/she/it allowed?
Plural
1st person had we allowed?
2nd person had you allowed?
3rd person had they allowed?
Negative question hadn't I allowed?
Singular
1st person hadn't I allowed? had I not allowed?
2nd person hadn't you allowed? had you not allowed?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it allowed? had he/she/it not allowed?
Plural
1st person hadn't we allowed? had we not allowed?
2nd person hadn't you allowed? had you not allowed?
3rd person hadn't they allowed? had they not allowed?
Future perfect I'll have allowed
Positive I'll have allowed
Singular
1st person I'll have allowed I will have allowed
2nd person you'll have allowed you will have allowed
3rd person he/she/it'll have allowed he/she/it will have allowed
Plural
1st person we'll have allowed we will have allowed
2nd person you'll have allowed you will have allowed
3rd person they'll have allowed they will have allowed
Negative I won't have allowed
Singular
1st person I won't have allowed I will not have allowed
2nd person you won't have allowed you will not have allowed
3rd person he/she/it won't have allowed he/she/it will not have allowed
Plural
1st person we won't have allowed we will not have allowed
2nd person you won't have allowed you will not have allowed
3rd person they won't have allowed they will not have allowed
Question +'ll I have allowed?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have allowed? will I have allowed?
2nd person +'ll you have allowed? will you have allowed?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have allowed? will he/she/it have allowed?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have allowed? will we have allowed?
2nd person +'ll you have allowed? will you have allowed?
3rd person +'ll they have allowed? will they have allowed?
Negative question won't I have allowed?
Singular
1st person won't I have allowed? will I not have allowed?
2nd person won't you have allowed? will you not have allowed?
3rd person won't he/she/it have allowed? will he/she/it not have allowed?
Plural
1st person won't we have allowed? will we not have allowed?
2nd person won't you have allowed? will you not have allowed?
3rd person won't they have allowed? will they not have allowed?
Conditional perfect I'd have allowed
Positive I'd have allowed
Singular
1st person I'd have allowed I would have allowed
2nd person you'd have allowed you would have allowed
3rd person he/she/it'd have allowed he/she/it would have allowed
Plural
1st person we'd have allowed we would have allowed
2nd person you'd have allowed you would have allowed
3rd person they'd have allowed they would have allowed
Negative I wouldn't have allowed
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have allowed I would not have allowed
2nd person you wouldn't have allowed you would not have allowed
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have allowed he/she/it would not have allowed
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have allowed we would not have allowed
2nd person you wouldn't have allowed you would not have allowed
3rd person they wouldn't have allowed they would not have allowed
Question would I have allowed?
Singular
1st person would I have allowed?
2nd person would you have allowed?
3rd person would he/she/it have allowed?
Plural
1st person would we have allowed?
2nd person would you have allowed?
3rd person would they have allowed?
Negative question wouldn't I have allowed?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have allowed? would I not have allowed?
2nd person wouldn't you have allowed? would you not have allowed?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have allowed? would he/she/it not have allowed?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have allowed? would we not have allowed?
2nd person wouldn't you have allowed? would you not have allowed?
3rd person wouldn't they have allowed? would they not have allowed?
Imperative allow!
Positive
you allow!
we let's allow!
Negative
you don't allow!
we let's not allow!
Examples allow examples
How do I use allow in a sentence?
Simple sentences
Don't allow yourself to become fat.
Allow me to help you.
Tom won't allow you to do that.
Tom said that my parents wouldn't likely allow me to do that until I'm eighteen years old.
I'm pretty sure they won't allow us to do that.
I wouldn't allow you to go.
Excuse me; allow me to point out three errors in the above article.
You must allow for his youth.
I will not allow you to be ill-treated.
I can't allow you to do that.
Allow me to introduce Mr Kato to you.
His pride didn't allow him to ask for help.
Allow me to introduce Mayuko to you.
The circumstances did not allow me to go abroad.
Allow an hour to get to the station.
The doctor didn't allow me to go out.
We must not allow these problems to affect the project.
They allow parking here.
Allow me to introduce my wife to you.
Please allow me to measure you.
I hope that your parents will allow us to marry.
We must allow him his bravery.
Movie subtitles
I will not allow you to insult this man any further!
I can't allow a meaningless fight to go on!
And in the same way, without water, there's nothing to allow the atoms - the carbon and oxygen and trace elements - to form the molecules that would give rise to the chemistry of life.
For the person who was alive during the death and was dead during the life, allow the living body and dead heart!
Why did you allow that monster to reside in your body?
Well, allow me.
No, please allow me. It's what I do.
Oh, allow me.
Constanza have a wonderful range of perforated corsets which allow moisture to escape and evaporate naturally. This reduces body temperature and preserves intimate freshness.
So why don't you allow me to join you?
The club wouldn't allow recording devices inside to protect the dancers, but I took handwritten notes.
Time is the only thing that will allow you to find yourself again.
I beg you to allow me to embrace my sister.
Mari reminds Sofren that her father will not allow them to marry until Sofren is truly a parson.
Allow me to congratulate you, Mrs. Hubert.
Her father won't allow it. - Why not?
I don't know if her parents will allow it.
Since you've come all this way, please allow me to invite you into my room.
We can't allow that.
I will not allow you to get away with this!
Please allow me a little longer as I'm waiting here for my brother.
The witchcraft of the ointment would allow them to fly through the air.
I won't allow anyone to question his honesty!
It's his right and I won't allow it to be compromised!
They don't allow business in here.
I can't allow that.
Please allow me to follow you to Europe.
Please allow a little more time.
I won't allow Father to be seduced by a robot!
Don't touch me, I won't allow it.
The letters of scholars, according to ancient traditions, do not allow us to doubt the reality of that dream.
If you will allow me.
I don't allow them in the place.
And I am Monsieur La Valle, if you'll allow me to introduce myself.
I am not going to allow my name to be placed on the water.. We are inflicting on our public schools.
I will not allow my name to become a symbol of corruption.
News and current affairs
First, they could allow all countries to reap the benefits of a bilateral mutual-recognition deal by agreeing not to impose restrictive rules of origin.
Only then will America improve its competitiveness enough to allow the government to reduce both private and public debt to sustainable levels while maintaining a respectable growth rate.
Rather, it increases the prospects of corrupt leakage that may allow terrorist groups access to nuclear weapons.
Most importantly, they would allow us to follow through on a global promise.
Then, despite massive US pressure, Turkey's parliament unexpectedly rejected the government's proposal to allow US troops in Turkey to launch an invasion from Turkish territory.
Finally, allow countries that need a higher quota to buy it from those that emit less than their quota.
Allow me to explain.
That is why it is important to maintain some flexibility, to allow currently unregulated institutions like hedge funds and private-equity funds to be swept into the regulatory net if they become large and systemically important.
When coral populations decline in the aftermath of cyclones, diseases, and other disturbances, it is the herbivores that keep seaweed in check, and allow coral populations to recover.
After all, we do not allow poor people to sell their kidneys to the highest bidder.
Financial systems are bloated by implicit taxpayer guarantees, which allow banks, particularly large ones, to borrow money at interest rates that do not fully reflect the risks they take in search of outsized profits.
Talk is growing of a change in US defense doctrine to allow for pre-emptive strikes on states that harbor weapons of mass destruction.
But no one ever seriously thought that the US would allow Citigroup and Bank of America, to name just two, to fail.
Markets had factored into share prices the belief that the US government would not allow any more banks to collapse.
I have no doubt that those involved were seeking a way forward that would allow for a full investigation and help overcome the political divisiveness currently undermining the Human Rights Council within the UN system.
Although rapidly aging Western countries are unable to attract the immigrants they need, they allow millions who are already there to suffer discrimination and abuse.
The world's democracies have declared that they will not allow Iran to possess nuclear arms; it is their duty to follow through on that commitment, before doing so becomes impossible.
In an era where yesterday has become almost irrelevant and we can hardly predict tomorrow, the role of education must allow all children to reach their highest potential.
Adaptation could allow for higher carbon emissions in another way: reducing the damage and harm that we experience from global warming, giving us more time to implement alternatives to reliance on fossil fuels.
Allocate to each country a greenhouse gas emissions quota equal to the country's population, multiplied by the per person share. Finally, allow countries that need a higher quota to buy it from those that emit less than their quota.
China and Russia would never allow the US to secure a United Nations mandate for an attack.
Let us also grant some Mediterranean countries association status that will allow them to integrate progressively into the EU's internal market and participate in EU programs.
Pressure was already growing to introduce trade sanctions in response to China's refusal to allow its currency to rise to a natural level against the dollar.
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