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brook vs allow

allow vs brook

brook is a noun but allow is not a noun.

brook and allow both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
brook Yes No Yes No
allow No No Yes No
As verbs, allow is a hypernym of brook; that is, allow is a word with a broader meaning than brook:
  • brook: put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  • allow: consent to, give permission; permit
Other hypernyms of brook include countenance, let, permit.
brook (noun) allow (noun)
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
brook (verb) allow (verb)
put up with something or somebody unpleasant allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
consent to, give permission; permit
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
let have
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
Difference between brook and allow

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