Allow and Know

Allow

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

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

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Know verb - To have a practical understanding of.

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Allow and know are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Allow" instead a verb "Know".

Nearby Words: knowing, known

man	allow man	know man
name	allow name	know name
number	allow number	know number
rest	allow rest	know rest
Other words: time, way, characters, magic, anyone, rules, names.

In one episode of Las Vegas, Delinda offers to allow a blind man to feel her face so he'll know what she looks like.

Source: Accidental Pervert
Accidental Pervert: In one episode, Delinda offers to allow a blind man to feel her face so he'll know what she looks like.

Source: Series / Las Vegas
Sweatshop kids are used to reassemble the shredded documents, which eventually allow the Iranians to know what the missing six look like.

Source: Film / Argo

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