Allege — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

report or maintain

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹsᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɒskiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɒskiə/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹsᵻz/.

Examples

He alleged that he was the victim of a crime
He said it was too late to intervene in the war
The registrar says that I owe the school money

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

say aver

Parts of Speech

verb	report or maintain “He alleged that he was the victim of a crime”

Word Forms

allegement	noun	statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove
say	noun	the chance to speak

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

behaupten

melden oder pflegen

🇫🇷French

alléguer

signaler ou maintenir

🇪🇸Spanish

alegar

informar o mantener

🇮🇹Italian

affermare

segnalare o mantenere

🇳🇱Dutch

beweren

rapporteren of onderhouden

🇵🇹Portuguese

alegar

relatar ou manter

🇷🇺Russian

утверждать

сообщать или поддерживать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आरोप

रिपोर्ट करना या बनाए रखना

🇧🇩Bengali

অভিযোগ

রিপোর্ট বা বজায় রাখা

🇮🇳Tamil

குற்றம் சாட்டுகின்றனர்

அறிக்கை அல்லது பராமரிக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆరోపిస్తున్నారు

నివేదించండి లేదా నిర్వహించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

आरोप

अहवाल द्या किंवा देखरेख करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આરોપ

જાણ કરો અથવા જાળવી રાખો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆರೋಪಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

ವರದಿ ಮಾಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആരോപിക്കുന്നു

റിപ്പോർട്ട് ചെയ്യുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പരിപാലിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੋਸ਼

ਰਿਪੋਰਟ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਬਣਾਈ ਰੱਖੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

الزام لگانا

رپورٹ کریں یا برقرار رکھیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

声称

报告或维护

🇯🇵Japanese

主張する

報告または維持

🇰🇷Korean

주장하다

보고하거나 유지하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cáo buộc

báo cáo hoặc duy trì

🇹🇭Thai

กล่าวหา

รายงานหรือรักษา

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengatakan

melaporkan atau memelihara

🇵🇭Filipino

paratang

iulat o panatilihin

🇲🇾Malay

dakwa

melaporkan atau menyelenggara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يزعم

تقرير أو الحفاظ

🇮🇷Persian

ادعا کردن

گزارش یا نگهداری

🇹🇷Turkish

iddia etmek

rapor et veya bakımını yap

🇮🇱Hebrew

לטעון

לדווח או לשמור

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What is the primary definition of the word 'allege'?

The primary meaning of 'allege' is 'report or maintain'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'allege' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'allege' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'allege' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'allege' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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