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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

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

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 << 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

verb 4. acknowledge, accept, admit, grant, recognize, yield, concede, confess, acquiesce

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;

to allow sb to do → permitir a alguien hacer;

smoking is not allowed → prohibido or se prohíbe fumar;

he is allowed to ... → se le permite ...;

we must allow 3 days for the journey → debemos dejar 3 días para el viaje

allow for vt fus → tener en cuenta

allow [əˈlau] vt [+ practice, behaviour] → permettre, autoriser [+ sum to spend etc]; accorder, allouer [+ sum, time estimated]; compter, prévoir [+ claim, goal]; admettre (= concede);

to allow that → convenir que;

to allow sb to do → permettre à qn de faire, autoriser qn à faire;

he is allowed to ... → on lui permet de ...;

smoking is not allowed → il est interdit de fumer;

we must allow three days for the journey → il faut compter trois jours pour le voyage

allow for vt fus → tenir compte de

allow [əˈlau] vt → erlauben;

(behaviour) → zulassen;

(sum, time) → einplanen;

(claim, goal) → anerkennen;

(concede);

to allow that → annehmen, dass;

to allow sb to do sth → jdm erlauben, etw zu tun;

he is allowed to ... → er darf ...;

smoking is not allowed → Rauchen ist nicht gestattet;

we must allow three days for the journey → wir müssen für die Reise drei Tage einplanen

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;

he is allowed to (do it) → lo può fare;

smoking is not allowed → è vietato fumare, non è permesso fumare;

we must allow 3 days for the journey → dobbiamo calcolare 3 giorni per il viaggio

allow for vt fus → tener conto di

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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.toegelaatيَسْمَح،يَأذَنпозволявамdovolittilladeerlaubenεπιτρέπωpermitirlubamaاجازه دادنsalliapermettreלְהַרשׁוֹת, לְהַתִירअनुमति देना, आज्ञा देनाdopustitimegengedmemperbolehkan, mengizinkanleyfapermettere許す...하도록 내버려두다leistiatļautmembenarkantoestaantillatepozwalaćpermitira permiteразрешатьdovoliťdovolitidozvolititillåtaอนุญาตizin vermek允許дозволятиاجازت دیناcho phép允许

2 (with for) to take into consideration when judging or deciding These figures allow for price rises.laat toe virيُجِيز، يُبِيحпозволявамpočítat stage hensyn tilberücksichtigenλαμβάνω υπόψηtener en cuentaarvesse võtmaبه حساب آوردن؛ منظور کردنottaa lukuuntenir compte deלְהָבִיא בְּחֶשבּוֹןस्वीकार करना, मान लेनाdopuštatifigyelembe veszmemungkinkantaka tillit til, gera ráð fyrirtenere conto di; ammettere考慮に入れる감안하다numatytipieļautmembolehkanrekening houden metta hensyn til, regne meduwzględnaćdar margema ţine cont deдопускатьpočítať s, vziať do úvahyupoštevatiuzeti nešto u obzirta hänsyn till, ta med i beräkningenพิจารณาgözönünde bulundurmak考慮到брати до уваги, враховуватиمد نظر رکھناtính đến考虑到

3 to give, especially for a particular purpose or regularly His father allows him too much money.geeيُخَصِّص ، يَمْنَحдавамposkytovatgive; lade få; bevilgegebenδίνω (χρήματα)darandmaدادنantaadonner, allouerלְהַקצִיבdavatiadmemberiláta í té, gefadare与える주다duotipiešķirt; dotmemberikangevengi, la få, bevilgedawaćdara daдаватьposkytovaťdajatiodvojitige, låta fåให้เงินvermek給予давати, регулярно виплачуватиعطا کرنا ، دیناcho给予

n alˈlowance

1 a fixed sum or quantity given regularly His father made him an allowance of $20 a month.sakgeld, toelaagحِصَّة، نَصِيبпериодично отпускана сумаkapesnébevilget beløb; lommepengedie finanzielle Zuwendungεπίδομα, χαρτζιλίκιpaga, asignación, subsidioabiraha, taskurahaمقرری؛ پول ماهیانهmäärärahaallocationדְמֵי כִּיסभत्ताdžeparacösszeguang sakufjárstyrkur, vasapeningarpaghetta, (somma di denaro concessa)小遣い용돈, 할당액pašalpapabalsts; izmaksaelauntoelagebevilget sum, ukepenger, lommepengerkieszonkowemesadaalocaţieсодержание;карманные деньгиprídelžepninadodatakunderhåll, bidrag, tilldelningเบี้ยเลี้ยง; ค่าใช้จ่ายharçlık津貼утримання; кишенькові грошіبھتہtiền trợ cấp津贴

2 something (usually a quantity) allowed This dress pattern has a seam allowance of 1 cm.spelingعلاوة شَهْرِيَّة، مُخَصَّص نَقْدِيрезервvůlespillerum; muligheddie Toleranzπεριθώριοmargenvaruبخش مجاز یا قابل اجراvaramargeהַקְצָבָהslobodan prostorráhagyáskelonggaransvigrúm; brún, mörkmargine許容値한도, 여분leidžiamas kiekisdevakelonggaranmarge(slingrings)monn, spillerom, mulighetmarginesmargemcantitate permisă; margineприпуск; допускtolerancia, vôľarobdozvoljena količina (veličina)mån, spelrumสิ่งที่ยอมให้เกิดขึ้นได้yedek payı允許量，容限дозвілگنجائشhạn 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 neemيُراعي، يَأخُذ بِعَين الإعْتِبَارвземам предвидvzít v úvahutage hensyn til; tage i betragtningberücksichtigenλαμβάνω υπόψηtener en cuenta, considerar(midagi) arvesse võtmaدر نظر گرفتن؛ به حساب آوردنottaa huomioontenir compte deלְהִתחַשֵב בּ-का ध्यान रखनाdopustitiszámításba veszmemperhitungkantaka tillit til, gera ráð fyrirtener conto di～を考慮に入れる...을 참작하다atsižvelgtiievērot; ņemt vērākelonggaranin aanmerking nementa hensyn til, ta i betraktningbrać poprawkę nalevar em contaa ţine seama deпринимать во вниманиеvziať do úvahyupoštevatiuzeti u obzirta hänsyn tillพิจารณาgöz önünde bulundurma考慮到брати до уваги, враховуватиنرمی کا برتاؤ رکھناtính đến考虑到