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allow
verb
to
give
permission
for
someone
to
do
something
or
for
something
to
happen
•
His
parents
finally
allow
him
to
stay
up
until
midnight
on
weekends
.
His
parents
finally
allow
him
to
stay
up
until
midnight
on
weekends
.
•
The
security
guard
wouldn't
allow
me
to
enter
without
an
ID
card
.
The
security
guard
wouldn't
allow
me
to
enter
without
an
ID
card
.
Middle
English
"
alouen
",
from
Old
French
"
alouer
" (
to
praise
,
approve
),
later
influenced
by
Latin
"
ad
"
+
"
laudare
" (
to
praise
).
verb
to
make
something
possible
by
creating
the
right
conditions
•
Wide
windows
allow
sunlight
to
fill
the
living
room
.
Wide
windows
allow
sunlight
to
fill
the
living
room
.
•
The
new
app
will
allow
you
to
organize
your
photos
easily
.
The
new
app
will
allow
you
to
organize
your
photos
easily
.
verb
to
set
aside
or
give
a
particular
amount
of
time
,
money
,
or
space
for
something
•
The
tour
schedule
allows
two
hours
for
lunch
.
The
tour
schedule
allows
two
hours
for
lunch
.
•
We
must
allow
extra
funds
for
unexpected
repairs
.
We
must
allow
extra
funds
for
unexpected
repairs
.
verb
to
admit
or
accept
that
something
is
true
,
often
reluctantly
•
She
allowed
that
the
plan
might
need
revisions
.
She
allowed
that
the
plan
might
need
revisions
.
•
I
allow
that
his
idea
has
some
merit
.
I
allow
that
his
idea
has
some
merit
.
swallow
noun
the
act
of
moving
food
or
drink
from
the
mouth
to
the
stomach
•
After
each
swallow
,
the
medicine
burned
her
throat
slightly
.
After
each
swallow
,
the
medicine
burned
her
throat
slightly
.
•
He
took
a
swallow
and
set
the
glass
down
.
He
took
a
swallow
and
set
the
glass
down
.
verb
to
accept
or
believe
something
difficult
,
unpleasant
,
or
surprising
without
openly
protesting
•
I
still
can't
swallow
the
fact
that
we
lost
the
championship
.
I
still
can't
swallow
the
fact
that
we
lost
the
championship
.
•
She
had
to
swallow
his
rude
remarks
and
keep
smiling
.
She
had
to
swallow
his
rude
remarks
and
keep
smiling
.
verb
to
keep
strong
feelings
such
as
anger
,
tears
,
or
pride
inside
instead
of
showing
them
•
He
swallowed
his
anger
and
spoke
calmly
.
He
swallowed
his
anger
and
spoke
calmly
.
•
Maria
swallowed
her
tears
when
she
heard
the
bad
news
.
Maria
swallowed
her
tears
when
she
heard
the
bad
news
.
shallow
adjective
-
shallow
,
shallower
,
shallowest
not
deep
;
measuring
only
a
short
distance
from
the
top
surface
downward
•
The
kids
splashed
safely
in
the
shallow
end
of
the
pool
.
The
kids
splashed
safely
in
the
shallow
end
of
the
pool
.
•
He
could
see
the
smooth
stones
on
the
riverbed
through
the
shallow
water
.
He
could
see
the
smooth
stones
on
the
riverbed
through
the
shallow
water
.
From
Old
English
sceald
,
meaning
‘
not
deep
’,
related
to
Dutch
schel
‘
thin
’.
adjective
-
shallow
,
shallower
,
shallowest
showing
little
thought
,
feeling
,
or
knowledge
;
superficial
•
The
movie
was
criticized
for
its
shallow
characters
and
predictable
plot
.
The
movie
was
criticized
for
its
shallow
characters
and
predictable
plot
.
•
She
realized
her
friendship
with
him
had
been
shallow
and
based
only
on
social
media
likes
.
She
realized
her
friendship
with
him
had
been
shallow
and
based
only
on
social
media
likes
.
Figurative
sense
recorded
from
the
16th
century
,
extending
physical
‘
not
deep
’
to
ideas
and
emotions
.