Allow and Dare

Allow

Allow verb - To give permission for or to approve of.

Dare and allow are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dare" instead a verb "Allow".

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Dare

Dare verb - To invite (someone) to take part in a contest or to perform a feat.

Allow and dare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Allow" instead a verb "Dare".

Nearby Words: daring, daringly, dared, daren

Common collocations

attack allow attack dare attack
people allow people dare people
use allow use dare use
anyone allow anyone dare anyone
Other words: powers.

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / The Sing-Off Nick: (to The Filharmonic) How dare you guys not allow Jewel to reach her climax?!
  • Fan Fic / Gensokyo 20XX Ren: I would know, considering that one time with the rocks and the head injury and why Father wouldn't even dare to allow us out of his sight.
  • Video Game / The Lord of the Rings Online Horse of a Different Color: A game based on the Lord of the Rings doesn't allow for much in the way of mounts other than horses, but with Moria the players got oversized goats, so they could ride inside the mines, where no horse would dare enter.
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