ALLOW
\ɐlˈa͡ʊ], \ɐlˈaʊ], \ɐ_l_ˈaʊ]\
Definitions of ALLOW
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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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"
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give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"
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grant as a discount or in exchange; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera"
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allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run"
By Princeton University
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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"
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give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"
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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"
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grant as a discount or in exchange; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera"
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make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip".
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.
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To like; to be suited or pleased with.
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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.
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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.
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To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; esp. to abate or deduct; as, to allow a sum for leakage.
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To grant license to; to permit; to consent to; as, to allow a son to be absent.
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To admit; to concede; to make allowance or abatement.
By Oddity Software
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To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.
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To like; to be suited or pleased with.
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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.
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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.
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To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; esp. to abate or deduct; as, to allow a sum for leakage.
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To grant license to; to permit; to consent to; as, to allow a son to be absent.
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To admit; to concede; to make allowance or abatement.
By Noah Webster.
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To grant; consent to; admit; deduct; set apart; as, to allow so much for loss; permit; approve.
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To make concession or provision: followed by for.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To put no obstacle in the way of; permit; tolerate; approve.
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To grant; allot; give; admit; acknowledge.
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To make allowance for; deduct.
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To make allowance, concession, or abatement.
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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