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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.

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[Middle English allouen, to approve, permit, from Old French alouer, from Latin allaudre, to praise (ad-, intensive pref.; see ad- + laudre, to praise; see laud) and from Medieval Latin allocre, to assign; see allocate.]

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al·lowa·ble adj.

al·lowa·bly adv.

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allow [əˈlaʊ]

vb

1. (tr) to permit (to do something); let

2. (tr) to set aside five hours were allowed to do the job

3. (tr) to let enter or stay they don't allow dogs

4. (tr) to acknowledge or concede (a point, claim, etc.)

5. (tr) to let have; grant he was allowed few visitors

6. (intr; foll by for) to take into account allow for delays

7. (intr; often foll by of) to permit; admit a question that allows of only one reply

8. (tr; may take a clause as object) US dialect to assert; maintain

9. (tr) Archaic to approve; accept

[from Old French alouer, from Late Latin allaudāre to extol, influenced by Medieval Latin allocāre to assign, allocate]

Thesaurus

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" let, permit 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" countenance, permit, let 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" grant, allow - let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" 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" privilege, favour, favor - bestow a privilege upon decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize - make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized" trust - allow without fear allow in, intromit, let in, admit - allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air" nix, prohibit, proscribe, disallow, forbid, interdict, veto - command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
	3.	allow - let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" grant 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 deny, refuse - refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"
	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" appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve allot, portion, assign - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"
	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" allow for, provide, leave yield, afford, give - be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" admit, allow - afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"
	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" take into account count on, figure, forecast, reckon, estimate, calculate - judge to be probable 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" admit 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" give up
	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" permit, tolerate 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"

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allow

verb

1. permit, approve, enable, sanction, endure, license, brook, endorse, warrant, tolerate, put up with (informal), authorize, stand, suffer, bear Smoking will not be allowed.
permit refuse, ban, forbid, prohibit, disallow, proscribe

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 He allows her to drive his Mercedes 300SE.
let deny, forbid

3. give, provide, grant, spare, devote, assign, allocate, set aside, deduct, earmark, remit, allot Please allow 28 days for delivery.

4. acknowledge, accept, admit, grant, recognize, yield, concede, confess, acquiesce He allows that the development may result in social inequality.

allow for something take something into account, consider, plan for, accommodate, provide for, arrange for, foresee, make provision for, make allowances for, make concessions for, keep something in mind, set something aside for, take something into consideration You have to allow for a certain amount of error.

Translations

allow [əˈlaʊ] VT

1. (= permit)

1.1. → permitir
smoking is not allowed → no está permitido fumar
"no dogs allowed" → no se admiten perros
allow me! → ¡permítame!
he can't have sweets, he's not allowed → no puede comer caramelos, no se lo permiten or no lo dejan
to allow sb to do sth → dejar or (more frm)permitir a algn hacer algo, dejar or (more frm)permitir que algn haga algo
nobody was allowed to leave → no dejaron or permitieron marcharse a nadie, no dejaron or permitieron que nadie se marchara
allow me to introduce you to Dr Amberg → permítame que le presente al Dr Amberg
we cannot allow this to happen → no podemos permitir que esto ocurra
allow the mixture to cool → deje enfriar la mezcla
he was allowed home after hospital treatment → le permitieron or le dejaron irse a casa tras recibir tratamiento en el hospital
he is not allowed visitors → no le permiten visitas

1.2.
to allow sb in/out/past → permitir or dejar a algn entrar/salir/pasar, permitir or dejar a algn que entre/salga/pase
he's not allowed out on his own → no le dejan salir or que salga solo a la calle, no le permiten salir or que salga solo a la calle
they made holes in the box to allow air in → hicieron unos agujeros en la caja para que entrara el aire

2.
to allow o.s. to allow o.s. to be persuaded → dejarse convencer
he won't allow himself to fail → hará lo imposible por evitar el fracaso
she allowed herself a smile → dejó escapar una sonrisa

3. (= reckon on) → dejar
allow 5cms for shrinkage → dejar 5cms por si encoge
allow (yourself) three hours for the journey → deja or calcula tres horas para el viaje
how much should I allow for expenses? → ¿cuánto debo prever para los gastos?
please allow 28 days for delivery → lo recibirá en su casa en un plazo de 28 días

4. (= grant) [+ money] → asignar; [+ time] → dar
the time allowed has been extended to 28 days → el plazo establecido ha sido ampliado a 28 días
the judge allowed him £1,000 costs → el juez le asignó 1.000 libras en concepto de costes
to allow sb a discount → aplicar or hacer un descuento a algn
the extra income will allow me more freedom → el ingreso extra me dará más libertad

5. (Jur) (= admit) [+ claim, appeal] → admitir, aceptar (Sport) [+ goal] → conceder
to allow that → reconocer que
I had to allow that she was discreet → tuve que reconocer que era discreta

allow for VI + PREP → tener en cuenta
after allowing for his costs → después de haber tenido en cuenta sus gastos
allow for delays on some roads → tengan en cuenta que puede haber retenciones en algunas carreteras
we have to allow for that possibility → debemos tener presente esa posibilidad
we must allow for the cost of the wood → tenemos que dejar un margen para el coste de la madera

allow of VI + PREP → admitir
a question that allows of only one reply → una pregunta que sólo admite una respuesta

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allow [əˈlaʊ]

vt

(= permit) [+ practice, behaviour] → permettre, autoriser
to allow sb to do sth (= give permission) → permettre à qn de faire qch, autoriser qn à faire qch
They don't allow their wives to work → Ils ne permettent pas à leurs femmes de travailler.
His mum allowed him to go out → Sa mère lui a permis de sortir. (= make possible) → permettre à qn de faire qch
The new equipment will allow us to improve our research → Le nouveau matériel va nous permettre d'améliorer nos recherches.
to be allowed to do sth → être autorisé(e) à faire qch
He's not allowed to go out at night → Il n'est pas autorisé à sortir le soir.
to allow sth to happen → laisser se produire qch
Don't allow the soil to dry out → Ne laissez pas la terre s'assécher.
not allowed
Smoking is not allowed → Il est interdit de fumer.
to allow a goal → accorder un but
allow me → permettez-moi
"Please," Jerry said. "Allow me." → "S'il vous plaît" dit Jerry. "Permettez-moi."
allow me to ... → permettez-moi de ...
Allow me to introduce Dr Amberg → Permettez-moi de vous présenter le Dr Amberg.

(= allocate) [+ sum to spend] → accorder, allouer

(= estimate, allow for) [+ sum, time estimated] → compter, prévoir
Allow about 75ml per person → Comptez environ 75ml par personne.
We must allow 3 days for the journey → Il faut compter 3 jours pour le voyage.
Please allow 28 days for delivery
BUT Délai de livraison : 28 jours à réception de la commande.

(= concede) to allow that ... → convenir que ...

allow for

vt fus [+ possibility, problems, expenses] → prévoir

allow of

vt fus (formal) → admettre, souffrir

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allow

vt

(= permit) sth → erlauben, gestatten; behaviour etc → gestatten, zulassen; to allow somebody something → jdm etw erlauben or gestatten; to allow somebody to do something → jdm erlauben or gestatten, etw zu tun; to be allowed to do something → etw tun dürfen; smoking is not allowed → Rauchen ist nicht gestattet; “no dogs allowed” → „Hunde müssen draußen bleiben“; we were allowed one drink → uns wurde ein Drink erlaubt or gestattet; we’re not allowed much freedom → wir haben nicht viel Freiheit; will you be allowed to? → darfst du denn?; will you allow him to? → erlauben Sie es ihm?, lassen Sie ihn denn? (inf); to allow oneself something → sich (dat) → etw erlauben; (= treat oneself) → sich (dat) → etw gönnen; to allow oneself to be waited on/persuaded etc → sich bedienen/überreden etc lassen; allow me! → gestatten Sie (form); allow me to help you → gestatten Sie, dass ich Ihnen helfe (form); to allow something to happen → etw zulassen, zulassen, dass etw geschieht; to allow somebody in/out/past etc → jdn hinein-/hinaus-/vorbeilassen etc; to be allowed in/out/past → hinein-/hinaus-/vorbeidürfen

(= recognize, accept) claim, appeal, goal → anerkennen

(= allocate, grant) discount → geben; space → lassen; time → einplanen, einberechnen; money → geben, zugestehen; (in tax, Jur) → zugestehen; allow (yourself) an hour to cross the city → rechnen Sie mit einer Stunde, um durch die Stadt zu kommen; he allowed me two hours for that → er gab mir zwei Stunden dafür; allow 5 cms extra → geben Sie 5 cm zu

(= concede) → annehmen; allowing or if we allow that … → angenommen, (dass) …

vi if time allows → falls es zeitlich möglich ist

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allow [əˈlaʊ] vt

a. (permit) to allow sb to do sth → permettere a qn di fare qc, autorizzare qn a fare qc
smoking is not allowed → è vietato fumare, non è permesso fumare
he is allowed to do it → lo può fare
he's not allowed alcohol → gli hanno proibito l'alcol
to allow sb in/out → lasciare entrare/uscire qn
allow me! → mi permetta!, se mi permette!, prego!

b. (make provision for) → tener conto di, calcolare
we must allow 3 days for the journey → dobbiamo calcolare 3 giorni per il viaggio
allow 5 cm for the hem → lasciare 5 cm in più per il bordo

c. (grant, money, rations) → concedere, accordare (Law) (claim, appeal) → riconoscere, ammettere (Sport) (goal) → convalidare
to allow that (frm) (concede) → ammettere che

allow for vi + prep → tener conto di, calcolare

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allow

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 허락하다 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 huomioon 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 참작하다 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, 지급하다 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 toistuva raha-apu allocation דְמֵי כִּיס भत्ता džeparac összeg uang saku fjárstyrkur, vasapeningar paghetta, (somma di denaro concessa) 小遣い 수당 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，固定零用金 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 määrä marge הַקְצָבָה slobodan prostor ráhagyás kelonggaran svigrúm; brún, mörk margine 許容値 여유 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 裕度 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 감안하다 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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allow → يَسمَح dovolit tillade erlauben επιτρέπω permitir sallia autoriser dopustiti permettere 許す 허락하다 toestaan tillate pozwolić permitir позволять tillåta อนุญาต izin vermek cho phép 允许