Definitions for Allow
əˈlaʊal·low

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. let, allow, permitverb

   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. permit, allow, let, countenanceverb

   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. allow, grantverb

   let have

   "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"

4. allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserveverb

   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. leave, allow for, allow, provideverb

   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. allow, take into accountverb

   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. admit, allowverb

   afford possibility

   "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"

8. give up, allowverb

   allow the other (baseball) team to score

   "give up a run"

9. allowverb

   grant as a discount or in exchange

   "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera"

10. allow, permit, tolerateverb

    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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. allowverb

   To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.

2. allowverb

   To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.

3. allowverb

   To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct;

   To allow a sum for leakage.

4. allowverb

   To grant license to; to permit; to consent to.

5. allowverb

   To not bar or obstruct.

   Although I don't consent to their holding such meetings, I will allow them for the time being.

6. allowverb

   To acknowledge or concede.

7. allowverb

   To take into account by making an allowance.

   When calculating a budget for a construction project, always allow for contingencies.

8. allowverb

   To render physically possible

9. Etymology: From allouen, from alouer, from Medieval allaudāre, (ad-) + laudare, merged with alouer, from Medieval Latin allocāre.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To ALLOWverb

   Etymology: allouer, Fr. from allaudare.

   1. To admit; as, to allow a position; not to contradict; not to oppose.

   The principles, which all mankind allow for true, are innate; those, that men of right reason admit, are the principles allowed by all mankind. John Locke.

   The pow’r of musick all our hearts allow;
   And what Timotheus was, is John Dryden now. Alexander Pope, Ess. Crit.

   As to what is alleged, that some of the Presbyterians declared openly against the king’s murder, I allow it to be true. Jonathan Swift.

   2. To grant; to yield; to own any one’s title to.

   We will not, in civility, allow too much sincerity to the professions of most men; but think their actions to be interpreters of their thoughts. John Locke.

   I will help you to enough of them, and shall be ready to allow the pope as little power here as you please. Jonathan Swift.

   3. To grant licence to; to permit.

   Let’s follow the old earl, and get the beldam
   To lead him where he would; his roguish madness
   Allows itself to any thing. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts. 1 Thess. ii. 4.

   They referred all laws, that were to be passed in Ireland, to be considered, corrected and allowed first by the state of England. John Davies, on Ireland.

   4. To give a sanction to; to authorize.

   There is no slander in an allow’d fool. William Shakespeare, Tw. Night.

   5. To give to; to pay to.

   Ungrateful then! if we no tears allow
   To him that gave us peace and empire too. Edmund Waller.

   6. To appoint for; to set out to a certain use; as, he allowed his son the third part of his income.7. To make abatement, or provision; or to settle any thing, with some concessions or cautions, regarding something else.

   If we consider the different occasions of ancient and modern medals, we shall find they both agree in recording the great actions and successes in war; allowing still for the different ways of making it, and the circumstances that attended it. Addison.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. allow

   To permit, give permission, or provide the opportunity for something to happen, often by not doing something to prevent it. It can also refer to acknowledging or admitting something to be true or valid.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Allowverb

   to praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction

2. Allowverb

   to like; to be suited or pleased with

3. Allowverb

   to sanction; to invest; to intrust

4. Allowverb

   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. Allowverb

   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. Allowverb

   to grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; esp. to abate or deduct; as, to allow a sum for leakage

7. Allowverb

   to grant license to; to permit; to consent to; as, to allow a son to be absent

8. Allowverb

   to admit; to concede; to make allowance or abatement

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Allow

   al-low′, v.t. to grant: to permit: to acknowledge: to abate: make allowance for: (obs.) invest, entrust: assert, say (coll. in U.S.).—adj. Allow′able, that may be allowed: not forbidden: lawful.—n. Allow′ableness.—adv. Allow′ably.—n. Allow′ance, that which is allowed: a limited portion of anything: a stated quantity—of money, &c., to meet expenses: abatement: approbation: permission.—v.t. to put any one upon an allowance: to supply anything in limited quantities.—To make allowance for, to take excusing circumstances into account. [O. Fr. alouer, to grant—L. ad, to, and locāre, to place.—Allow, in the sense of approve or sanction, as used in B. and by old writers, has its root in L. allaudāre—ad-, and laudāre, to praise.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. allow

   To give permission to.

   Time did allow for their love to connect and for them to marry before the date they choose as they knew they were both so right for each other.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 15, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Allow' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #854

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Allow' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1328

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Allow' in Verbs Frequency: #59

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How to pronounce Allow?

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How to say Allow in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Allow in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Allow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Allow in a Sentence

1. Dipender Gill:

   The statistical method used in this study, called Mendelian randomization, does not always allow causality to be inferred, for example, the genetic determinants of sleep may also affect other neuronal mechanisms that affect breast cancer risk independently of sleep patterns. In such a scenario, sleep patterns may be associated with risk of Breast Cancer, but not directly cause it.

2. Elaine Luria:

   We can not allow those who seek to destroy our country from within to prevail, we need representatives and leaders who will uphold and strengthen our laws and institutions, not side with those who try to tear them down.

3. Robert Schapiro:

   But at the same time, if I’m president of the United States, no church, synagogue or mosque is going to lose its tax-exempt status because the tenets of their faith do not allow them to perform a same-sex marriage. there is nothing under our law that compels a rabbi, minister or pastor of any kind to perform a marriage that that person doesn’t want to perform.

4. President Biden:

   I still hope to sign into law a comprehensive and meaningful police reform bill that honors the name and memory of George Floyd, because we need legislation to ensure lasting and meaningful change, but this moment demands action, and we cannot allow those who stand in the way of progress to prevent us from answering the call. That is why my Administration has already taken important steps, with the Justice Department announcing new policies on chokeholds, no-knock warrants, and body cameras.

5. Jason Young:

   I am so angry with Chesa Boudin right now. He makes San Francisco’s criminal justice system a complete joke, the killer of my 6-year-old son will likely serve less time than the age of my son because of Chesa's campaign promise. Boudin's campaign promises do not protect San Franciscans and ensure justice – they only allow criminals, and in this case, murderers, to return to the community.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Allow
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Allow
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Allow
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Allow
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Allow
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Allow