Communication

Synonyms for allow

Two senses of allow live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsCommunication

consent to, give permission

I cannot allow you to see your exam.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

let

Same sentence, swapped: I cannot let you to see your exam.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for allow as it is used in the sentence above.

provide
appropriate
forbid

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 2, TreelineCommunication

allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

We don't allow dogs here.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

permit

Same sentence, swapped: We don't permit dogs here.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for allow as it is used in the sentence above.

provide
appropriate
favor

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Closest first: other communication words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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