disallow

«disallow» in Mova's school dictionary: To officially refuse to accept something, especially a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (disallow, disallows, disallowed, disallowing)

meaning for a pupil

1) To officially refuse to accept something, especially a goal, point or claim, because it broke a rule. tree →

2) To not permit something. tree →

sense in the lessons

In sport, a referee may disallow a goal for offside or a foul. In school and law, a claim or answer can be disallowed if it breaks the rules. In computing, settings can disallow certain apps. Phrases: «disallow a goal», «the goal was disallowed».

examples

• The referee disallowed the goal for offside. tree →
• Phones are disallowed during the exam. tree →
• The judge disallowed the late entry. tree →
• Our answer was disallowed because we used a calculator. tree →
• The app disallows chat for children under 13. tree →
• Fans groaned when the try was disallowed. tree →

note

Regular verb. «Dis-» means not, so disallow means not allow. Most common in the passive: «the goal was disallowed». More formal than «not allow» or «ban».

Trees and pragmatics

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