Allow and Have

Allow

Allow verb - To give permission for or to approve of.
Usage example: flash photography is not allowed inside the church

Have is a synonym for allow in acknowledgement topic. In some cases you can use "Have" instead a verb "Allow", when it comes to topics like make.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Have

Have verb - To give permission for or to approve of.
Usage example: I will not have any more nonsense about a party in celebration of my retirement

Allow is a synonym for have in acknowledgement topic. You can use "Allow" instead a verb "Have", if it concerns topics such as permission, endure, put up with, make.

Common collocations

ability allow ability have ability
power allow power have power
life allow life have life
choice allow choice have choice
Other words: children, name, control, sort, chance, time, way, characters, access, option, names, powers, weapons, abilities.
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