Matigsalug Student Dictionary – allow

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allow
/a-low/

vt.

1.
Def.: egtuhut; egsugut
MS: egtuhut; egsugut
If you allow someone to do something, you say that they can do it, and don't stop them.
My father doesn't allow me to ride his motorbike.
Ka amey ku kenè egtuhut ne eg-untud a te mutur din.

v-passive.

2.
Def.: egtuhutan; egkaayun
MS: egtuhutan; egkaayun
If you are allowed to do something, somebody has said that you can do it, and nobody is stopping you.
I am not allowed to ride my father's motorbike.
Kena a egtuhutan ne eg-untud te mutur te amey ku.

vt.

3.
Def.: egbehey te timpu
MS: egbehey te timpu
If a person or situation allows something to happen, they make it able to happen and do not stop it.
She moved her chair to allow the man to pass.
Miggenat te malitan ka bangku din eyew egpakabayè ka lukes.
The fine weather allowed me to fix the roof.

vt.

4.
Def.: eg-angken
MS: eg-angken
If you allow that something is true, you agree that it is true even though you don't want to.
I allow that it was wrong of me to do that.
Eg-angkenen ku ne naseyyup a te peggimu ku due.

vt, vi.

5.
Def.: egbehey te timpu wey ke seleppì
If you allow a certain amount of time or money for something, you plan to spend that amount of time or money.
You should allow three weeks for your application to be processed.
I'm late because I didn't allow for the traffic.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0501-0525
Status: ready

Last updated: 15/Dec/2012