ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ALLOW
From Old French alouer, from Late Latin allaudāre to extol, influenced by Medieval Latin allocāre to assign, allocate.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ALLOW
PRESENT
Present
I allow
you allow
he/she/it allows
we allow
you allow
they allow
Present continuous
I am allowing
you are allowing
he/she/it is allowing
we are allowing
you are allowing
they are allowing
Present perfect
I have allowed
you have allowed
he/she/it has allowed
we have allowed
you have allowed
they have allowed
Present perfect continuous
I have been allowing
you have been allowing
he/she/it has been allowing
we have been allowing
you have been allowing
they have been allowing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I allowed
you allowed
he/she/it allowed
we allowed
you allowed
they allowed
Past continuous
I was allowing
you were allowing
he/she/it was allowing
we were allowing
you were allowing
they were allowing
Past perfect
I had allowed
you had allowed
he/she/it had allowed
we had allowed
you had allowed
they had allowed
Past perfect continuous
I had been allowing
you had been allowing
he/she/it had been allowing
we had been allowing
you had been allowing
they had been allowing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will allow
you will allow
he/she/it will allow
we will allow
you will allow
they will allow
Future continuous
I will be allowing
you will be allowing
he/she/it will be allowing
we will be allowing
you will be allowing
they will be allowing
Future perfect
I will have allowed
you will have allowed
he/she/it will have allowed
we will have allowed
you will have allowed
they will have allowed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been allowing
you will have been allowing
he/she/it will have been allowing
we will have been allowing
you will have been allowing
they will have been allowing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would allow
you would allow
he/she/it would allow
we would allow
you would allow
they would allow
Conditional continuous
I would be allowing
you would be allowing
he/she/it would be allowing
we would be allowing
you would be allowing
they would be allowing
Conditional perfect
I would have allow
you would have allow
he/she/it would have allow
we would have allow
you would have allow
they would have allow
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been allowing
you would have been allowing
he/she/it would have been allowing
we would have been allowing
you would have been allowing
they would have been allowing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you allow
we let´s allow
you allow
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
allowing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «ALLOW»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
allow.
Once you allow yourself to identify with the people in a story, then you might begin to see yourself in that story even if on the surface it's far removed from your situation. This is what I try to tell my students: this is one great thing that literature can do - it can make us identify with situations and people far away.
I left Israel to work as a model, to just make money - I didn't care if I was doing an ad for toilet paper or diapers, I just really wanted to allow myself to go to school, to go to university without waitressing, because when I'm in a school environment I just really like to study and have the best grades and learn as much as I can.
It seems to me that a mutually beneficial relationship between a man and woman requires the man to be dominant. A sensible woman will allow the man to think he is the most important partner.
This is a career about images. It's celluloid; they last for ever. I'm a black woman from America. My people were slaves in America, and even though we're free on paper and in law, I'm not going to allow you to enslave me on film, in celluloid, for all to see.
Do not allow yourself to imagine that revolutionary thinking can be propagated by governmental power.
When you become successful on the level that Fleetwood Mac did, it gives you financial freedom, which should allow you to follow your impulses. But oddly enough, they become much harder to follow.
But, as you have intimated, I am among those who would be very wary of any military action in the light of Saddam Hussein's willingness to allow the weapons inspectors to go in.
Without action, we are going to continue to allow Iran to be a safe harbor for terrorists, see its economy further deteriorate, and see the Middle East further destabilize.
As a little girl in Arizona, none of the women in my family had a cultural connection with Girl Scouts, but the opportunity resonated with my mother as a platform that would allow me to excel in school.
In order for me to get through all the red tape and just allow people to just get at my talent, I've got to set the record straight. And you can't set half the record straight; when you tell it, you've got to tell it all.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALLOW»
Discover the use of
allow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
allow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mama Don't
Allow 25th Anniversary Edition
Inspired by a traditional song, this vibrant picture book is "ebullient, fast-paced, and funny." 1985 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Illustration A Reading Rainbow Featured Selection Children's Books of 1984 (Library of Congress)
2
Marijuana early experiences with four states' laws that ...
The lower federal courts are divided in terms of whether doctors can make
medical marijuana recommendations without facing federal enforcement action,
including the revocation of doctors' DEA registrations that allow them to write ...
3
Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought ...
A University of Washington professor of wildlife science taps the findings of his extraordinary research into crow intelligence to offer insight into their ability to make tools and respond to environmental challenges, explaining how they ...
Miles and the Swamp Band have the time of their lives playing at the Alligator Ball, until they discover the menu includes Swamp Band soup.
5
How Could God
Allow Suffering and Evil?
This revised edition of the Tough Questions series of small group curriculum faces head-on the difficult and challenging questions seekers ask about the Christian faith.
6
"Because History Does Not
Allow Us...": Collective Memory ...
The model proposed here is grounded on the following premises: First, that meaning as a significant cultural process in mobilization is rooted on the construction of memory; second, that while a narrative approach seeks to account for ...
Roberto Velez Velez,
2008
7
Why Does God
Allow War?
And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. • Romans 6:23; Colossians 1:13-14; Ephesians 2:8-9 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father ...
David Martyn Lloyd-Jones,
2003
8
Why Does an Orderly God
Allow Disorder
I wrote this book in my darkest time and realized that I must use my experiences to teach people many ways to enjoy both sides of life.
9
How Can God
Allow Such Things?
Accounts of people who have had to deal with serious tragedies and handicaps are well-known. Dr. Steinpach gives logical explanations for the hardships we face.
10
101 Ways to Lower Your Cholesterol: Easy Tips that
Allow You ...
This guide is the non-intimidating, easy-to-follow, one-stop resource for managing and maintaining healthy HDL, or “good” cholesterol levels.
Shirley S. Archer, David Edelberg,
2009
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALLOW»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
allow is used in the context of the following news items.
Fearing intense pain, woman with terminal cancer asks California to …
A 46-year-old woman diagnosed with terminal cancer is asking the state of California to allow her to die. The patient, Christy O'Donnell, ... «ChristianToday, Jul 15»
Ministers reject two bills seeking to allow civil marriage
Lavie added: “The law will allow everyone the freedom of choice between the civil track and the religious track, and allow full equal rights ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
Time to allow Central Bank to control mortgage rates
Thirdly, our collective failure to allow repossessions — where a borrower chooses not to pay their mortgage — is a huge deterrent to any lender ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
Bill would allow 'Hispanic-serving' colleges to tap federal grants
It would allow federal funds to be used to design mentoring and counseling programs aimed at students studying for medical school. — Steve ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
Allow community colleges to offer some 4-year degrees
A bill on the state Senate floor would allow registered nurses to complete a bachelor's degree at their local community college instead of ... «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
Manchester United allow Angelo Henriquez to join Dinamo Zagreb …
Manchester United are considering letting their striker Angelo Henriquez leave Old Trafford in the summer transfer window. According to the ... «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»
Ara Shirinian: Search engines should allow requests for removal of …
In the U.S., it doesn't allow people to request the removal of personal information except for some financial or governmental identification ... «Daily Bruin, Jul 15»
Allow scribe's viscera to be examined outside MP, sister writes to …
I request you to get his viscera examined outside Madhya Pradesh, preferably at AIIMS in Delhi, for free and fair investigation. Please allow it." «Times of India, Jul 15»
Lobby group appeals to IRDA to allow 50% rebate in re-insurance …
KOLKATA: Life Insurance Council, a lobby group of insurers, has appealed to the Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
eTravelSmart Partners with Unocoin to Allow Indians to Purchase …
eTravelSmart Partners with Unocoin to Allow Indians to Purchase Bus ... processor Unocoin to allow users in the country to purchase tickets ... «CoinTelegraph, Jul 15»