🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

허용하다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: heoyonghada

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Allow/əˈlaʊ/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"선생님은 학생들이 시험 중에 계산기를 사용할 수 있도록 허용할 것입니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To admit the existence or reality of something.

    "He allowed that he might have been wrong."
  2. 2

    To give permission for something to happen.

    "The teacher will allow students to use calculators during the exam."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'allow' originates from the Middle English 'alowen', derived from the Old French 'alouer', which in turn comes from the Latin 'ad' meaning 'to' and 'lucere' meaning 'shine'. The meaning has evolved from 'to approve' to its current sense of granting permission.

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