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allow
[uh-lou]
verb (used with object)
to give permission to or for; permit.
to allow a student to be absent;
No swimming allowed.
Antonyms: ,to let have; give as one's share; grant as one's right.
to allow a person $100 for expenses.
to permit by neglect, oversight, or the like.
to allow a door to remain open.
to admit; acknowledge; concede.
to allow a claim.
to take into consideration, as by adding or subtracting; set apart.
to allow an hour for changing trains.
Older Use.to say; think.
Archaic.to approve; sanction.
verb (used without object)
to permit something to happen or to exist; admit (often followed byof ): a premise that allows of only one conclusion.
to spend more than one's budget allows;
a premise that allows of only one conclusion.
allow
/ əˈʊ /
verb
(tr) to permit (to do something); let
(tr) to set aside
five hours were allowed to do the job
(tr) to let enter or stay
they don't allow dogs
(tr) to acknowledge or concede (a point, claim, etc)
(tr) to let have; grant
he was allowed few visitors
to take into account
allow for delays
to permit; admit
a question that allows of only one reply
dialect(tr; may take a clause as object) to assert; maintain
archaic(tr) to approve; accept
Other 51Թ Forms
- preallow verb (used with object)
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of allow1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of allow1
Idioms and Phrases
allow for, to make concession or provision for.
to allow for breakage.
Example Sentences
Oates seems to posit that we allow whatever entertains, and we return to whatever has entertained before.
Money isn’t a problem, if statements on the event’s website are believed: “We are backed by some of the world’s most successful venture capitalists, allowing us to operate independently without government and taxpayer funding.”
Second, it creates counter-narratives that allow potential killers a rationale that they are acting in "self-defense."
But a spokesperson for the Lungu family confirmed that an agreement had been reached with the government that allowed for Hichilema to preside over a state funeral next Sunday.
Saracens are requiring cover for the injured Alex Lozowski and are allowed dispensation in the salary cap to replace him in their squad for next season.
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When To Use
To allow something is to give permission for it. How is allow different from permit and let? Learn more on Thesaurus.com.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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