allowed
/əˈlaʊd/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.03 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
simple past and past participle of allow
adj
Example Sentences
- "Can she come? -She'll be allowed to go later."
- "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."
- "With respect to the culture of the heart, it is unanimously allowed that sex is out of the question […]"
Usage
Inflected Forms
more allowed (comparative)
most allowed (superlative)