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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")
▸ Also see allows
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▸ Idioms related to allow (New!)
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▸ 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")
▸ Also see allows
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to allow
▸ Usage examples for allow
▸ Idioms related to allow (New!)
▸ Words that often appear near allow
▸ Rhymes of allow
▸ Invented words related to allow