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accept vs allow

allow vs accept

accept and allow both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
accept No No Yes No
allow No No Yes No
As verbs, allow is a hyponym of accept; that is, allow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accept:
  • accept: give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
  • allow: consent to, give permission; permit
accept (verb) allow (verb)
consider or hold as true allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
react favorably to; consider right and proper give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
tolerate or accommodate oneself to consent to, give permission; permit
be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to let have
receive willingly something given or offered grant as a discount or in exchange
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
admit into a group or community allow the other (baseball) team to score
receive (a report) officially, as from a committee make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
make use of or accept for some purpose afford possibility
be designed to hold or take
Difference between accept and allow

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