Used in a Sentence

allows

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for allows.

Editorial note

There are a lot of other great things about it, but the fact that it allows installation of extensions (and therefore allows adblocking for non-rooted devices) is huge.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

To not bar or obstruct.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of allows gathered in one view.

verb

To not bar or obstruct.

verb

(transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to.

verb

(ditransitive) To let one have as a suitable share of something.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for allows.

verb

To not bar or obstruct.

verb

(transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to.

verb

(ditransitive) To let one have as a suitable share of something.

verb

(transitive) To acknowledge, accept the truth of; to concede; to accede to an opinion.

Example sentences

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There are a lot of other great things about it, but the fact that it allows installation of extensions (and therefore allows adblocking for non-rooted devices) is huge.

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This allows us to give advertisers, publishers and adtech companies an overview of the entire online ad ecosystem.

3

Our platform allows electric utilities to manage the energy usage, generation and storage of real world devices.

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Many companies are also playing games primarily using foreign workers that essentially is manipulating supply which allows them to control wages.

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Each unit has an embedded linux server that allows users to control it and mix in realtime from any device with a browser.

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That allows you to do some really cool things, like communicating between people (or services or whatever), regardless of device or physical network topology.

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Get a CC that allows you to set a low spending limit.

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Features include: - Flight Inspiration Search allows you to answer the question: Where can I go within a given travel budget?

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Pavlok also has an open API that allows developers to use the wearable to vibrate, beep, and zap (with different voltage levels and patterns) on command.

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Our mission is to provide the infrastructure that allows developers and companies to better bridge the gap between the human body and their products and applications.

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- Extensive Flight Search allows you to answer the question: When is the best date to fly?

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Our first solution allows users to complete a transfer in three easy steps and pay with any US debit card, with a nationwide cash solution coming soon.

Quote examples

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SublimeText has a vim mode called "vintage" that allows vim commands to work.

2

Currently working on a project that allows running different kinds of software defined networking applications on a common controller (I mostly do "plumbing" work).

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Simplicity in life allows you to focus on what's important." -- Zuckerberg True or not, it would be weird to argue that his opinion is somehow a rare isolated outlier.

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But I'd like to consider coders as less calculating and more socialist that allows people from non-traditional backgrounds make the effort to join the ranks; and also heed to its "blue collar" technical roots than try to aspire to be elitist like doctors or lawyers.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use allows in a sentence?

There are a lot of other great things about it, but the fact that it allows installation of extensions (and therefore allows adblocking for non-rooted devices) is huge.

What does allows mean?

To not bar or obstruct.

What part of speech is allows?

allows is commonly used as verb.