allowing
allowing is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, allowing is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofallowing
- To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.
Example: "to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest"
- To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
Example: "to allow a right; to allow a claim; to allow the truth of a proposition"
- To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.
Example: "To allow a sum for leakage."
- To grant license to; to permit; to consent to.
Example: "Smoking allowed only in designated areas."
- To not bar or obstruct.
Example: "Although I don't consent to their holding such meetings, I will allow them for the time being."
- To acknowledge or concede.
- To take into account by making an allowance.
Example: "When calculating a budget for a construction project, always allow for contingencies."
- To render physically possible.
- To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.
- To sanction; to invest; to entrust.
- To like; to be suited or pleased with.
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