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Defenition of the word allow

    • Defenition of the word allow

      • To approve a specific action.
      • To consent to, to give permission.
      • To let have (e.g. permission).
      • To allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something.
      • To grant as a discount or in exchange.
      • To afford possibility.
      • To allow the presence of or allow without opposing or prohibiting.
      • To assign a resource to a particular person or cause.
      • afford possibility: "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"
      • grant as a discount or in exchange; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera"
      • give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"
      • let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"
      • allow the presence of; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"
      • 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"
      • allow the other team to score: "give up a run", in baseball
      • make a possibility or provide opportunity for; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"
      • make it possible through lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"
      • 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"
      • consent to, 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"
      • allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting; "We don''t allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital"
      • make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won''t allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"
      • allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run"
      • 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"; "This procedure provides
      • afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"
      • allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
      • give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
      • consent to, give permission
      • allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
      • let have
      • grant as a discount or in exchange
      • make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
      • allow the other (baseball) team to score
      • make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
      • afford possibility

    Synonyms for the word allow

      • admit
      • agree to
      • allocate
      • allow for
      • appropriate
      • consent to
      • countenance
      • earmark
      • give up
      • grant
      • leave
      • let
      • make available
      • permit
      • provide
      • provide for
      • reserve
      • set a limit
      • set aside
      • take into account
      • tolerate

    Similar words in the allow

      • allow
      • allowed
      • allowing
      • allows

    Hyponyms for the word allow

      • abide
      • admit
      • allow
      • allow in
      • allowance
      • authorise
      • authorize
      • bear
      • brook
      • budget for
      • clear
      • decriminalise
      • decriminalize
      • digest
      • endure
      • favor
      • favour
      • furlough
      • give
      • include
      • intromit
      • legalise
      • legalize
      • legitimate
      • legitimatise
      • legitimatize
      • legitimise
      • legitimize
      • let in
      • pass
      • permit
      • privilege
      • put up
      • stand
      • stick out
      • stomach
      • suffer
      • support
      • tolerate
      • trust
      • vouchsafe

    Hypernyms for the word allow

      • accept
      • afford
      • allot
      • allow
      • assign
      • calculate
      • consent
      • count on
      • countenance
      • discount
      • estimate
      • figure
      • forecast
      • give
      • go for
      • let
      • permit
      • portion
      • reckon
      • yield

    Antonyms for the word allow

      • deny
      • disallow
      • forbid
      • interdict
      • keep
      • prevent
      • prohibit
      • proscribe
      • refuse
      • veto

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