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ALLOW IN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does allow in mean?
• ALLOW IN (verb)
The verb ALLOW IN has 1 sense:
1. allow to enter; grant entry to
Familiarity information: ALLOW IN used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Allow to enter; grant entry to
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
admit; allow in; intromit; let in
Context example:
This pipe admits air
Hypernyms (to "allow in" is one way to...):
allow; countenance; let; permit (consent to, give permission)
Verb group:
admit (serve as a means of entrance)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "allow in"):
repatriate (admit back into the country)
readmit (admit anew)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Context examples
By Elizabeth's instructions, she began to comprehend that a woman may take liberties with her husband which a brother will not always allow in a sister more than ten years younger than himself.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
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