to allow
01
tillåta, låta
to let someone or something do a particular thing
Transitive: to allow sth
Ditransitive: to allow sb to do sth
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
enkelt
handlingsverb
regelbundet
presens
allow
3:e person singular
allows
presens particip
allowing
enkelt preteritum
allowed
perfekt particip
allowed
Exempel
She allowed her children to play in the park.
Hon tillät sina barn att leka i parken.
1.1
tillåta, låta
to let someone or something enter or exit a particular place or go in a certain direction
Transitive: to allow sb/sth somewhere
Exempel
Pets are allowed in the park, but they must be leashed.
Husdjur är tillåtna i parken, men de måste vara kopplade.
1.2
tillåta, medge
to let someone have a particular thing
Ditransitive: to allow sb sth
Exempel
I allow myself a cup of coffee in the morning.
Jag tillåter mig själv en kopp kaffe på morgonen.
1.3
tillåta, medge
to let a particular thing take place or be done
Transitive: to allow an action
Exempel
Smoking is not allowed in this building.
Rökning är inte tillåten i denna byggnad.
02
tillåta, möjliggöra
to make a specific thing possible, particularly something useful or helpful
Transitive: to allow for an action
Exempel
The budget increase allows for the hiring of additional staff members.
Budgetökningen möjliggör anställning av ytterligare personal.
2.1
avsätta, tilldela
to make sure one has a sufficient amount of something such as time, food, money, etc. available for a specific purpose
Transitive: to allow time, space, or resource
Exempel
Allow plenty of space in your suitcase for souvenirs.
Lämna gott om utrymme i din resväska för souvenirer.
03
medge, erkänna
to acknowledge or accept the truth, validity, or correctness of something
Transitive: to allow sth | to allow that
Exempel
Can you allow that you might have been mistaken in this case?
Kan du medge att du kan ha haft fel i det här fallet?
