Allow and Tell

Allow

Allow verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.

Usage example: I'll allow I probably said more than I should have

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Tell and allow are semantically related in admit topic. In some cases you can use "Tell" instead a verb "Allow".

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Tell verb - To give an oral or written account of in some detail.

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Allow and tell are semantically related in admit topic. Sometimes you can use "Allow" instead a verb "Tell".

Nearby Words: telling, teller

man	allow man	tell man
people	allow people	tell people
children	allow children	tell children
name	allow name	tell name
Other words: rest, time, way, characters, world, anyone, player, names.

The game does not allow you to help him, even when he actually thinks the ghost is Groose out on revenge and Groose (who is not dead) requested you to tell both Cawlin and Strich that he is OK.

Source: Video Game / The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.

Source: Inconvenient Attraction
Using some incredible skills that allow her to tell what people around her would like to eat the most, she proves herself to Josh (with a simple grilled cheese sandwich he found exquisite).

Source: Series / Young & Hungry

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