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provide vs allow

allow vs provide

provide and allow both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
provide No No Yes No
allow No No Yes No
As verbs, provide and allow are synonyms defined as:
  • provide and allow: make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
Other synonyms of provide include allow for, leave.
provide (verb) allow (verb)
take measures in preparation for allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance consent to, give permission; permit
give something useful or necessary to allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
supply means of subsistence; earn a living let have
mount or put up grant as a discount or in exchange
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain 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 provide and allow

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