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Allow Pronunciation
Allow is pronounced uh-LOW, IPA /əˈlaʊ/.
uh-LOW
US /əˈlaʊ/ · UK /əˈlaʊ/
Syllables: uh · LOW (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To let something happen or let someone do something.
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Allow in a Sentence
- Dogs are not allowed past this gate.
- Allow twenty minutes to get through security.
- Her parents never allowed her to cycle on the main road.
Common Mispronunciations of Allow
Not uh-LOH
Open the mouth wide and glide: the ow is the one in cow and now, not the oh of low. Confusing the two turns allow into aloe.
Not A-low
Give the first syllable no weight at all. Both syllables are quiet except the second, which carries the glide and the beat.
Tip: Two syllables ending like now. The noun allowance keeps the same vowel: uh-LOW-uhns.
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