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allowed

adj.
US //əˈɫaʊd// UK //ɐlˈaʊd// al·lowed
  1. 1 permitted (adj.)
    A2 Elementary

    having permission to do something or being within the rules.

    permitted or authorised by a person, law, or set of regulations.

    Example

    Are we allowed to use our phones during the lunch break?

    Example

    The security guard informed the visitors that photography was only allowed in the main lobby and not in the private galleries.
    Pitfall
    Smoking is not allow here.
    Smoking is not allowed here.

    Use the past participle form 'allowed' as an adjective to describe something that is permitted.

  2. 2 admitted as true (adj.)
    C2 Proficiency Archaic Formal

    accepted as being true or correct.

    acknowledged or admitted to be true; often used in formal or older texts regarding facts or arguments.

    Example

    It was an allowed fact that the two families had been rivals for years.

    Example

    The scholar presented his thesis based on several allowed premises that had remained unchallenged for centuries.

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