allows
- 1Third-person singular simple present of allow.
Her schedule allows for a short break between meetings.
The new policy allows employees to work from home two days a week.
Note
The -s form carries every meaning of the verb, so the construction around it tells you which one is in play. With two objects it hands over a share (allows each tenant one space). With an object and a to-infinitive it grants permission. Followed by for, it means taking something into account. With a claim as its object, it concedes the point. After modals and does, the bare form allow returns.
The landlord allows each tenant one parking space.
She allows the point but rejects the conclusion.
allows 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 → allows: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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