Definition of allow Allow

/ʌlawˈ/ - [ulaw] - al•low

We found 32 definitions of allow from 7 different sources.

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What does allow mean?

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Verb

allows, allowing, allowed  

allow - let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"
  grant
  refuse, deny show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"
  countenance, permit, let, allow 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"
  give proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
  vouchsafe grant in a condescending manner
  allowance put on a fixed allowance, as of food
allow - 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"
  permit, tolerate
  countenance, permit, let, allow 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"
allow - 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"
  appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve
  portion, allot, assign select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"
allow - 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"
  take into account
  count on, estimate, forecast, figure, calculate, reckon judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
  budget for calculate enough money for; provide for in the budget; "I have not budgeted for these expensive meals"
allow - grant as a discount or in exchange; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera"
  discount give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • allow (Verb)
    To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.
  • allow (Verb)
    To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
  • allow (Verb)
    To grant something as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.
  • allow (Verb)
    To grant license to; to permit; to consent to.
  • allow (Verb)
    To not bar or obstruct.
  • allow (Verb)
    To acknowledge or concede.
  • allow (Verb)
    To take into account by making an allowance.
  • allow (Verb)
    To render physically possible.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • allow (v. t.)
    To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.
  • allow (v. t.)
    To like; to be suited or pleased with.
  • allow (v. t.)
    To sanction; to invest; to intrust.
  • allow (v. t.)
    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.
  • allow (v. t.)
    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.
  • allow (v. t.)
    To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; esp. to abate or deduct; as, to allow a sum for leakage.
  • allow (v. t.)
    To grant license to; to permit; to consent to; as, to allow a son to be absent.
  • allow (v. i.)
    To admit; to concede; to make allowance or abatement.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • allow
    To approve a specific action.
  • allow
    To consent to, to give permission.
  • allow
    To let have (e.g. permission).
  • allow
    To allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something.
  • allow
    To grant as a discount or in exchange.
  • allow
    To afford possibility.
  • allow
    To allow the presence of or allow without opposing or prohibiting.
  • allow
    To assign a resource to a particular person or cause.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • 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.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • allow
    To concede a destined portion of stores, &c.

Part of speech

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  • allow, verb, present, 1st person singular of allow (infinitive).
  • allow, verb (infinitive).

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