allot

«allot» in Mova's school dictionary: to give a share or an amount of something to someone, or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (allot, allots, allotted, allotting)

meaning for a pupil

To allot is to give a share or an amount of something to someone, or to set time aside for something. tree →

sense in the lessons

A formal word in exam and maths language: «each pupil is allotted 3 minutes». It tells that an amount is given out, often equally. In everyday talk people say «give» or «share out». Phrase: «the allotted time».

examples

• Each group was allotted one table. tree →
• We were allotted 20 minutes to finish the test. tree →
• The food was allotted fairly. tree →
• Finish within the allotted time. tree →
• Each child was allotted 4 tickets, so 5 children got 20. tree →
• Seats are allotted on arrival. tree →
• In many cases, indeed, we find that one version of a story will allot to a Baba Yaga the part which in another version is played by a Witch. tree →

note

Double «t» in the past: allotted, allotting. Noun: allotment. Do not confuse with «a lot» (many). In maths: total = number of people × amount allotted to each.

In the corpora

• Remove far from me falsehood and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with mine allotted bread;

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «allot» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.