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Quick definitions from WordNet (allow)

▸ verb:  let have ("Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison")
▸ verb:  grant as a discount or in exchange ("The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera")
▸ verb:  allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something ("I allow for this possibility")
▸ verb:  give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause
▸ verb:  allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting ("We don't allow dogs here")
▸ verb:  make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen ("This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement")
▸ verb:  allow the other (baseball) team to score
▸ verb:  afford possibility ("This short story allows of several different interpretations")
▸ verb:  consent to, give permission ("I cannot allow you to see your exam")
▸ verb:  make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain ("The evidence allows only one conclusion")

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