allowing
uh-LOW-ing/əˈlaʊɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of allow.
The judge issued a ruling allowing the disputed evidence to be presented.
Allowing extra time for questions, she wrapped up the lecture early.
Note
An -ing form that does two jobs. As a participle it carries a clause forward (a ruling allowing new evidence); as a gerund it names the act itself (allowing late entries was a mistake). For permission it takes an object plus a to-infinitive: allowing her to speak. For taking something into account it usually pairs with for: allowing for delays, the trip takes three hours.
allowing is a form of allow
allow, verb: To make it possible for something to happen, or to let it happen by not standing in its way. Full entry
- Spelling
- allow → allowing: add -ing
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