- verballow (verb) · allows (third person present) · allowed (past tense) · allowed (past participle) · allowing (present participle)
- give (someone) permission to do something:"the dissident was allowed to leave the country"
- permit (someone) to have (something):"he was allowed his first sip of Scotch and soda"
- permit (someone) to enter a place or go in a particular direction:"the river was patrolled and few people were allowed across"
- admit (an event or activity) as legal or acceptable:"a plan to allow Sunday shopping" · "a reservoir with no hunting or overnight camping allowed"
- give the necessary time or opportunity for:"they agreed to a ceasefire to allow talks with the government" · "he stopped for a moment to allow his eyes to adjust" · "my household duties were too many to allow of a visit to the hospital"
- (allow for)make provision or provide scope for (something):"the house was demolished to allow for road widening"
- (allow for)take (something) into consideration when making plans or calculations:"income rose by 11 percent allowing for inflation"
- provide or set aside (a specified amount of something) for a specific purpose:"allow an hour or so for driving"
- admit the truth of; concede:"he allowed that the penalty appeared too harsh for the crime" · "“Could happen,” she allowed indifferently"
- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISHinformalBRITISH ENGLISHdialectassert; be of the opinion:"Lincoln allowed that he himself could never support the man"
OriginMiddle English (originally in the senses ‘commend, sanction’ and ‘assign as a right’): from Old French alouer, from Latin allaudare ‘to praise’, reinforced by medieval Latin allocare ‘to place’ (see allocate).Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- give (someone) permission to do something:
- admit the truth of; concede:
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- The verb "allow" means to123:
- Give permission for someone to do something.
- Not prevent something from happening.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.to give permission for someone to do something, or to not prevent something from happening:dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/allowverb (used with object) to give permission to or for; permit: to allow a student to be absent; No swimming allowed.www.dictionary.com/browse/allowMeaning of allow in English allow verb us / əˈlaʊ / uk / əˈlaʊ / allow verb (GIVE PERMISSION) Add to word list B1 [ T ] to give permission for someone to do something, or to not prevent something from happening:dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/allow Allow Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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