Meaning

3 senses
  1. (transitive)To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.

    verteilen, austeilen, zuteilen

    распределя́тьraspredeljátʹ, распредели́тьraspredelítʹ

  2. (transitive)To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose.

    Each candidate was allotted five minutes to make a presentation in front of the judges.

    zuteilen

    выделя́тьvydeljátʹ, вы́делитьvýdelitʹ, отводи́тьotvodítʹ

  3. (New England)To intend; reckon

More definitions
  • give out
  • allow to have
  • administer or bestow, as in small portions

Examples

16 sentences
  1. You've exceeded the time allotted.

    Ви перевищили відведений час.

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  2. Each speaker was allotted five minutes.

    ruКаждому докладчику было отведено пять минут.

    deJedem Sprecher wurden fünf Minuten zugestanden.

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  3. They allotted the profits fairly.

    Вони розподілили прибутки справедливо.

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  4. The allotted time ticked away quickly.

    ruОтведенное время быстро истекало.

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  5. The boss allotted tasks to his men.

    ruНачальник распределил задания между своими людьми.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to distribute:
to assign:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to distribute:

Origin

From Middle English allotten, from Old French aloter (Modern French allotir). à + lot. By

From Middle English allotten, from Old French aloter (Modern French allotir). à + lot. By surface analysis, al- + lot.

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Forms

allots, allotting, allotted, allotted
Base formallot · to allot
3rd person singularallots
Present participleallotting
Past simpleallotted
Past participleallotted

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyallot
he, she, itallots

Past simpleLesson

all personsallotted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave allotted
he, she, ithas allotted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill allot

Synonyms

16 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

14 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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