Definitions and Examples of allow, permit, encourage
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
To give permission for something to happen or to let someone do something.
Example
The teacher will allow students to use calculators during the exam.
To give official permission for something to happen or to let someone do something.
Example
The city council will permit the construction of a new shopping mall.
To give support, confidence, or hope to someone to do something.
Example
His parents encouraged him to pursue his dream of becoming a musician.
Key Differences: allow vs permit vs encourage
- 1Allow and permit are synonyms that mean to give permission for something to happen or to let someone do something, but permit is more formal and official than allow.
- 2Encourage means to give support, confidence, or hope to someone to do something, which is different from kibosh, which means to stop something from happening.
Effective Usage of allow, permit, encourage
- 1Enhance Communication: Use allow and permit to give permission for something to happen or to let someone do something.
- 2Motivate Others: Use encourage to give support, confidence, or hope to someone to do something.
- 3Negotiate: Use kibosh to indicate that you want to stop something from happening.
Remember this!
The antonyms of kibosh are allow, permit, and encourage. Use allow and permit to give permission for something to happen or to let someone do something. Use encourage to give support, confidence, or hope to someone to do something. Use kibosh to indicate that you want to stop something from happening.
