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1. (v.t.) allow
to give permission to or for; permit:
to allow a student to be absent; No smoking allowed.
2. allow
to let have; give as one's share:
to allow a person $100 for expenses.
3. allow
to permit by neglect or oversight:
to allow a door to remain open.
4. allow
to admit; acknowledge; concede:
I had to allow that he was right.
5. allow
to approve, as for payment:
to allow a claim.
6. allow
to assign or allocate; set apart:
to allow an hour for changing trains.
7. allow
Older Use. to say; think.
8. allow
Archaic. to approve; sanction.
9. (v.i.) allow
to permit or grant; admit (often fol. by of):
to spend more than one's budget allows; a premise that allows of only one conclusion.
10. allow
allow for, to make provision for:
to allow for breakage.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME alowen < AF al(l)o(u)er to place, allot, allow, OF aloer to place < ML allocāre; see allocate)
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| Definition of 'allow' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) let, allow, permit
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
"This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"
2. (verb) permit, allow, let, countenance
consent to, give permission
"She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
3. (verb) allow, grant
let have
"grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"
4. (verb) allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
"I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
5. (verb) leave, allow for, allow, provide
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
"This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"
6. (verb) allow, take into account
allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
"I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash"
7. (verb) admit, allow
afford possibility
"This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"
8. (verb) give up, allow
allow the other (baseball) team to score
"give up a run"
9. (verb) allow
grant as a discount or in exchange
"The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera"
10. (verb) allow, permit, tolerate
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
"We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital"
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1. (verb) allow
≠ forbid
Swimming is not allowed.; parents who allow their kids to stay up late; Nobody under 21 is allowed in the bar area.
2. allow
to create an opportunity for sth to happen
The new job allows her to spend more time with her family.
3. allow
to let sb have a particular amount or number
You will be allowed 20 minutes for the quiz.
4. allow
to make sure there is a particular amount; = allocate
Allow at least an hour to get there.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) allow
to praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction
2. (verb) allow
to like; to be suited or pleased with
3. (verb) allow
to sanction; to invest; to intrust
4. (verb) allow
to grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have; as, to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest
5. (verb) allow
to own or acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion; as, to allow a right; to allow a claim; to allow the truth of a proposition
6. (verb) allow
to grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; esp. to abate or deduct; as, to allow a sum for leakage
7. (verb) allow
to grant license to; to permit; to consent to; as, to allow a son to be absent
8. (verb) allow
to admit; to concede; to make allowance or abatement
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Sense: not to forbid or prevent
He allowed me to enter; Playing football in the street is not allowed.
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 Afrikaans: toegelaat |
 Arabic: يَسْمَح،يَأذَن |
 Bulgarian: позволявам |
 Brazilian: permitir |
 Czech: dovolit |
 German: erlauben |
 Danish: tillade |
 Greek: επιτρέπω |
 Spanish: permitir |
 Estonian: lubama |
 Farsi: اجازه دادن |
 Finnish: sallia |
 French: permettre |
 Hebrew: לְהַרשׁוֹת, לְהַתִיר |
 Hindi: अनुमति देना, आज्ञा देना |
 Croatian: dopustiti |
 Hungarian: megenged |
 Indonesian: memperbolehkan, mengizink |
 Icelandic: leyfa |
 Italian: permettere |
 Japanese: 許す |
 Korean: 허락하다 |
 Lithuanian: leisti |
 Latvian: atļaut |
 Malay: membenarkan |
 Dutch: toestaan |
 Norwegian: tillate |
 Polish: pozwalać |
 Persian: اجازه دادن |
 Pashto: اجازه ورکول |
 Portuguese: permitir |
 Romanian: a permite |
 Russian: разрешать |
 Slovak: dovoliť |
 Slovenian: dovoliti |
 Serbian: dozvoliti |
 Swedish: tillåta |
 Thai: อนุญาต |
 Turkish: izin vermek |
 Taiwanese: 允許 |
 Ukrainian: дозволяти |
 Urdu: اجازت دینا |
 Vietnamese: cho phép |
 Chinese: 允许 |
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