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Definition of Allow
1. Verb. Make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen. "This will permit the rain to run off"
2. Verb. Consent to, give permission. "They allow him to write the letter"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
Specialized synonyms: Abide, Bear, Brook, Digest, Endure, Put Up, Stand, Stick Out, Stomach, Suffer, Support, Tolerate, Furlough, Give, Permit, Tolerate, Authorise, Authorize, Clear, Pass, Admit, Include, Let In, Favor, Favour, Privilege, Decriminalise, Decriminalize, Legalise, Legalize, Legitimate, Legitimatise, Legitimatize, Legitimise, Legitimize, Trust, Admit, Allow In, Intromit, Let In
Generic synonyms: Accept, Consent, Go For
Related verbs: Grant
Derivative terms: Allowable, Countenance, Permissible, Permission, Permissive, Permit, Permit
Antonyms: Disallow, Forbid
3. Verb. Let have. "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"
Related verbs: Countenance, Let, Permit
Generic synonyms: Give
Specialized synonyms: Vouchsafe, Allowance
Antonyms: Deny
Derivative terms: Grant, Granter
4. Verb. Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause. "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
Generic synonyms: Allot, Assign, Portion
Derivative terms: Allowance, Appropriable, Earmark, Reserve
5. Verb. Make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain. "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"
6. Verb. Allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something. "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash"
Generic synonyms: Calculate, Count On, Estimate, Figure, Forecast, Reckon
Specialized synonyms: Budget For
Derivative terms: Allowable
7. Verb. Afford possibility. "This short story allows of several different interpretations"
8. Verb. Allow the other (baseball) team to score. "Give up a run"
9. Verb. Grant as a discount or in exchange. "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera"
10. Verb. Allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting. "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital"
Generic synonyms: Countenance, Let, Permit
Derivative terms: Allowance, Allowance, Permissive, Permit, Permit
Definition of Allow
1. v. t. To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.
2. v. i. To admit; to concede; to make allowance or abatement.
Definition of Allow
1. Verb. (transitive) To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct; ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To grant license to; to permit; to consent to. ¹
5. Verb. To not bar or obstruct. ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive) To acknowledge or concede. ¹
7. Verb. (transitive) To take into account by making an allowance. ¹
8. Verb. (transitive) To render physically possible ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Allow
1. to put no obstacle in the way of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Allow
Literary usage of Allow
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass (1855)
"sire to attend the Lyceum, but was told, 'They don't allow niggers in here! ...
I was soon touched upon the shoulder, and told, ' We don't allow niggers in ..."
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