Word
allowed
Phoneticsal·lowed, stress on the second syllable
US/əˈɫaʊd/
UK/ɐlˈaʊd/
Definitions
01permitted
A2 · Elementary
adj. having permission to do something or being within the rules.
adj. permitted or authorised by a person, law, or set of regulations.
Español:permitido
“Are we allowed to use our phones during the lunch break?”
“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.
Synonyms
Antonyms
02admitted as true
C2 · Proficiency Archaic · Formal
adj. accepted as being true or correct.
adj. acknowledged or admitted to be true; often used in formal or older texts regarding facts or arguments.
“It was an allowed fact that the two families had been rivals for years.”
“The scholar presented his thesis based on several allowed premises that had remained unchallenged for centuries.”
Synonyms
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.A2 KeyIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.3.0–4.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 2.0–2.524–43TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.225–549
- Frequency
- Very common
- Level
- A2 · Elementary
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