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allow vs figure

figure vs allow

allow is not a noun while figure is a noun.

allow and figure both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
allow No No Yes No
figure Yes No Yes No
As verbs, figure is a hypernym of allow; that is, figure is a word with a broader meaning than allow:
  • allow: allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
  • figure: judge to be probable
Other hypernyms of allow include calculate, count on, estimate, forecast, reckon.
allow (noun) figure (noun)
a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
a decorative or artistic work
the impression produced by a person
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
alternative names for the body of a human being
a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
a well-known or notable person
an amount of money expressed numerically
one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
allow (verb) figure (verb)
allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something make a mathematical calculation or computation
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause judge to be probable
consent to, give permission; permit understand
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
let have be or play a part of or in
grant as a discount or in exchange
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
allow the other (baseball) team to score
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
afford possibility
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