Definitions for allow
əˈlaʊal·low

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. let, allow, permit(verb)

   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, countenance(verb)

   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, grant(verb)

   let have

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

4. allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve(verb)

   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, provide(verb)

   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 account(verb)

   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, allow(verb)

   afford possibility

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

8. give up, allow(verb)

   allow the other (baseball) team to score

   "give up a run"

9. allow(verb)

   grant as a discount or in exchange

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

10. allow, permit, tolerate(verb)

    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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. allow(Verb)

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

2. allow(Verb)

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

3. allow(Verb)

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

   To allow a sum for leakage.

4. allow(Verb)

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

5. allow(Verb)

   To not bar or obstruct.

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

6. allow(Verb)

   To acknowledge or concede.

7. allow(Verb)

   To take into account by making an allowance.

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

8. allow(Verb)

   To render physically possible

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Allow(verb)

   to praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction

2. Allow(verb)

   to like; to be suited or pleased with

3. Allow(verb)

   to sanction; to invest; to intrust

4. Allow(verb)

   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. Allow(verb)

   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. Allow(verb)

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

7. Allow(verb)

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

8. Allow(verb)

   to admit; to concede; to make allowance or abatement

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.]

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

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. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu:

   We will not allow Azaz to fall.

2. Marshall Mays:

   The CCP can not allow prices to collapse.

3. Peter King:

   We cannot allow this small group to block it.

4. Monday Trump said ultimately:

   Leaving The INF would allow the US to do this.

5. President Trump:

   As Americans, we cannot allow this to continue.

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