Definitions for allowed
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1. Allowed

   of Allow

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1. allowedverb

   Verb form of the word allow.

   They were allowed to enter the office early in the morning and come out early afternoon as long as they completed their work they had the freedom to do this.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020  

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1. Allowed

   Aloud vs. Allowed -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Aloud and Allowed.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'allowed' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #686

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'allowed' in Written Corpus Frequency: #786

How to pronounce allowed?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say allowed in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of allowed in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of allowed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of allowed in a Sentence

1. Elton Mathis:

   If I receive information that there's something nefarious going on, or foul play, we will certainly get to the bottom of that, i understand there's some disbelief among some friends and family that she would do this to herself. That's why it's very important that the Texas Rangers be allowed to conduct a thorough investigation.

2. Florence Pugh:

   I know that part of being in the spotlight is that people might invade your privacy and have opinions on it, but it's bizarre that normal folk are allowed to display such hate and opinions on a part of my life that I'm not putting out there, it's a strange side of fame that you're allowed to be torn apart by thousands of people even though you didn't put that piece of you out there.

3. Lindsey Graham:

   I would tell the Iranians I will guarantee you a fuel supply but you will not be allowed to enrich because we don't trust you.

4. Steve Scalise:

   In fact, President Biden’s own CDC director said the vaccine does not prevent transmission, this is the same administration that allowed union bosses to write their own school reopening guidelines and has created mass confusion with their mixed public health messaging.

5. Britt McHenry:

   The message is clear: If you’re a liberal, any free speech is allowed. Same rules don’t apply.

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References

1. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allowed