allowed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /əˈlaʊd/
Meanings
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Permitted, authorized.
The second level of reading we will call Inspectional Reading. It is characterized by its special emphasis on time. When reading at this level, the student is allowed a set time to complete an assigned amount of reading. He might be allowed fifteen minutes to read this book, for instance—or even a book twice as long.
1972, Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren, How to Read a Book, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 18:Can she come? -She'll be allowed to go later.
- (archaic) Allotted.
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(archaic) Acknowledged; admitted to be true.
With respect to the culture of the heart, it is unanimously allowed that sex is out of the question […]
1791 (date written), Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], published 1792, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most allowed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more allowed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
prohibited · forbidden · banned
Deriveds
superallowed · unallowed · nonallowed · allowedly
Translations (29)
it permesso (permitted, authorized) · es permitido (permitted, authorized) · oc permés (permitted, authorized) · hi जायज़ (permitted, authorized) · ca permet (permitted, authorized) · gl permitido (permitted, authorized) · vec lèçito (permitted, authorized) · ru дозво́ленный (permitted, authorized) · ja 可 (permitted, authorized) · ru разрешённо class adverb (permitted, authorized) · nl toegestaan (permitted, authorized) · ro permis (permitted, authorized) · pl dozwolony (permitted, authorized) · fi sallittu (permitted, authorized) · uk дозво́лений (permitted, authorized) · ru разрешённый (permitted, authorized) · hi अनुमत (permitted, authorized) · el επιτρεπτός (permitted, authorized) · de erlaubt (permitted, authorized) · hu megengedett (permitted, authorized) · ja 許可された (permitted, authorized) · la situs (permitted, authorized) · ar مَسْمُوح (permitted, authorized) · pt autorizado (permitted, authorized) · sv tillåten (permitted, authorized) · hi स्वीकार्य (permitted, authorized) · hi स्वीकार (permitted, authorized) · hi अनुज्ञप्त (permitted, authorized) · fr permis (permitted, authorized)