"allowing" meaning in All languages combined

See allowing on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /əˈlaʊɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-allowing.ogg [US] Forms: more allowing [comparative], most allowing [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} allowing (comparative more allowing, superlative most allowing)
  1. Tags: no-gloss Derived forms: allowingly, unallowing
    Sense id: en-allowing-en-adj-47DEQpj8

Verb [English]

IPA: /əˈlaʊɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-allowing.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} allowing
  1. present participle and gerund of allow Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: allow
    Sense id: en-allowing-en-verb-r1RoqFPa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100

Alternative forms

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