al·low ( -lou )v. al·lowed, al·low·ing, al·lows v.tr. 1. To let do or happen; permit: We allow smoking only in restricted areas. 2. To permit the presence of: No pets are allowed inside. 3. To permit to have: allow oneself a little treat. 4. To make provision for; assign: The schedule allows time for a coffee break. 5. To plan for in case of need: allow two inches in the fabric for shrinkage. 6. To grant as a discount or in exchange: allowed me 20 dollars on my old typewriter. 7. Chiefly Southern & Midland U.S. a. To admit; concede: I allowed he was right. b. To think; suppose: "We allow he's straight" (American Speech). c. To assert; declare: Mother allowed that we'd better come in for dinner. v.intr. 1. To offer a possibility; admit: The poem allows of several interpretations. 2. To take a possibility into account; make allowance: In calculating profit, retailers must allow for breakage and spoilage. [Middle English allouen, to approve, permit, from Old French alouer, from Latin allaud  re, to praise (ad-, intensive pref.; see ad- + laudre, to praise; see laud) and from Medieval Latin allocre, to assign; see allocate.]al·low a·ble adj.al·low a·bly adv. |
allow
Verb
1. to permit someone to do something
2. to set aside: I allowed plenty of time
3. to acknowledge (a point or claim)
4. allow for to take into account [Late Latin allaudare to extol]
allowable adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | allow - 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" pass - allow to go without comment or censure; "the insult passed as if unnoticed" |
| 2. | allow - 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" brook, endure, tolerate, stomach, abide, bear, digest, stick out, suffer, put up, stand, support - put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" furlough - grant a leave to; "The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children" give - allow to have or take; "I give you two minutes to respond" consent, go for, accept - give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution" permit, tolerate, allow - 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" authorize, authorise, clear, pass - grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" let in, admit, include - allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar" decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize - make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized" trust - allow without fear | |
| 3. | allow - let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" countenance, permit, allow, let - 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" give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" vouchsafe - grant in a condescending manner allowance - put on a fixed allowance, as of food | |
| 4. |  allow - give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day" | |
| 5. | allow - 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 for lots of leeway" | |
| 6. | allow - 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" budget for - calculate enough money for; provide for in the budget; "I have not budgeted for these expensive meals" | |
| 7. | allow - afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations" allow for, allow, provide, leave - 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 for lots of leeway" | |
| 8. | allow - allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run" | |
| 9. | allow - grant as a discount or in exchange; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera" discount - give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes" | |
| 10. |  allow - 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"countenance, permit, allow, let - 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
verb 1. permit, approve, enable, sanction, endure, license, brook, endorse, warrant, tolerate, put up with (informal) authorize, stand, suffer, bear << OPPOSITE prohibit
verb 2. let, permit, sanction, authorize, license, tolerate, consent to, countenance, concede to, assent to, give leave to, give the green light for, give a blank cheque to << OPPOSITE forbid
verb 3. give, provide, grant, spare, devote, assign, allocate, set aside, deduct, earmark, remit, allot
allow for something take into account, consider, plan for, accommodate, provide for, arrange for, foresee, make provision for, make allowances for, make concessions for, keep in mind, set something aside for, take into consideration
Translations
allow [əˈlau] vt (= permit) → permitir, dejar [+ a claim]; admitir [+ sum to spend, time estimated]; dar, conceder (= concede): to allow that → reconocer que;
he is allowed to ... → se le permite ...;
allow [əˈlau] vt [+ practice, behaviour] → permettre, autoriser [+ sum to spend etc]; accorder, allouer [+ sum, time estimated]; compter, prévoir [+ claim, goal]; admettre (= concede);
he is allowed to ... → on lui permet de ...;
allow [əˈlau] vt → erlauben;
(behaviour) → zulassen;
(sum, time) → einplanen;
(claim, goal) → anerkennen;
(concede);
he is allowed to ... → er darf ...;
allow for allow vt fus → einplanen, berücksichtigen
allow [əˈlau] vt [+ practice, behaviour] → permettere [+ sum to spend etc]; accordare [+ sum, time estimated]; dare (= concede): to allow that → ammettere che;
to allow sb to do → permettere a qn di fare;
allow for vt fus → tener conto di
v allow [əˈlau]
1 not to forbid or prevent He allowed me to enter; Playing football in the street is not allowed. toegelaat يَسْمَح،يَأذَن позволявам dovolit tillade erlauben επιτρέπω permitir lubama اجازه دادن sallia permettre לְהַרשׁוֹת, לְהַתִיר अनुमति देना, आज्ञा देना dopustiti megenged memperbolehkan, mengizinkan leyfa permettere 許す ...하도록 내버려두다 leisti atļaut membenarkan toestaan tillate pozwalać permitir a permite разрешать dovoliť dovoliti dozvoliti tillåta อนุญาต izin vermek 允許 дозволяти اجازت دینا cho phép 允许
2 (withfor) to take into consideration when judging or deciding These figures allow for price rises. laat toe vir يُجِيز، يُبِيح позволявам počítat s tage hensyn til berücksichtigen λαμβάνω υπόψη tener en cuenta arvesse võtma به حساب آوردن؛ منظور کردن ottaa lukuun tenir compte de לְהָבִיא בְּחֶשבּוֹן स्वीकार करना, मान लेना dopuštati figyelembe vesz memungkinkan taka tillit til, gera ráð fyrir tenere conto di; ammettere 考慮に入れる 감안하다 numatyti pieļaut membolehkan rekening houden met ta hensyn til, regne med uwzględnać dar margem a ţine cont de допускать počítať s, vziať do úvahy upoštevati uzeti nešto u obzir ta hänsyn till, ta med i beräkningen พิจารณา gözönünde bulundurmak 考慮到 брати до уваги, враховувати مد نظر رکھنا tính đến 考虑到
3 to give, especially for a particular purpose or regularly His father allows him too much money. gee يُخَصِّص ، يَمْنَح давам poskytovat give; lade få; bevilge geben δίνω (χρήματα) dar andma دادن antaa donner, allouer לְהַקצִיב davati ad memberi láta í té, gefa dare 与える 주다 duoti piešķirt; dot memberikan geven gi, la få, bevilge dawać dar a da давать poskytovať dajati odvojiti ge, låta få ให้เงิน vermek 給予 давати, регулярно виплачувати عطا کرنا ، دینا cho 给予
n alˈlowance
1 a fixed sum or quantity given regularly His father made him an allowance of $20 a month. sakgeld, toelaag حِصَّة، نَصِيب периодично отпускана сума kapesné bevilget beløb; lommepenge die finanzielle Zuwendung επίδομα, χαρτζιλίκι paga, asignación, subsidio abiraha, taskuraha مقرری؛ پول ماهیانه määräraha allocation דְמֵי כִּיס भत्ता džeparac összeg uang saku fjárstyrkur, vasapeningar paghetta, (somma di denaro concessa) 小遣い 용돈, 할당액 pašalpa pabalsts; izmaksa elaun toelage bevilget sum, ukepenger, lommepenger kieszonkowe mesada alocaţie содержание;карманные деньги prídel žepnina dodatak underhåll, bidrag, tilldelning เบี้ยเลี้ยง; ค่าใช้จ่าย harçlık 津貼 утримання; кишенькові гроші بھتہ tiền trợ cấp 津贴
2 something (usually a quantity) allowed This dress pattern has a seam allowance of 1 cm. speling علاوة شَهْرِيَّة، مُخَصَّص نَقْدِي резерв vůle spillerum; mulighed die Toleranz περιθώριο margen varu بخش مجاز یا قابل اجرا vara marge הַקְצָבָה slobodan prostor ráhagyás kelonggaran svigrúm; brún, mörk margine 許容値 한도, 여분 leidžiamas kiekis deva kelonggaran marge (slingrings)monn, spillerom, mulighet margines margem cantitate permisă; margine припуск; допуск tolerancia, vôľa rob dozvoljena količina (veličina) mån, spelrum สิ่งที่ยอมให้เกิดขึ้นได้ yedek payı 允許量，容限 дозвіл گنجائش hạn định cho phép 允许量，容限
make allowance for
to take into consideration when deciding etc We've made allowance for the fact that everyone has different tastes. in ag neem يُراعي، يَأخُذ بِعَين الإعْتِبَار вземам предвид vzít v úvahu tage hensyn til; tage i betragtning berücksichtigen λαμβάνω υπόψη tener en cuenta, considerar (midagi) arvesse võtma در نظر گرفتن؛ به حساب آوردن ottaa huomioon tenir compte de לְהִתחַשֵב בּ- का ध्यान रखना dopustiti számításba vesz memperhitungkan taka tillit til, gera ráð fyrir tener conto di ～を考慮に入れる ...을 참작하다 atsižvelgti ievērot; ņemt vērā kelonggaran in aanmerking nemen ta hensyn til, ta i betraktning brać poprawkę na levar em conta a ţine seama de принимать во внимание vziať do úvahy upoštevati uzeti u obzir ta hänsyn till พิจารณา göz önünde bulundurma 考慮到 брати до уваги, враховувати نرمی کا برتاؤ رکھنا tính đến 考虑到
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