allow

Meanings

• make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
  • "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"
• consent to, give permission
  • "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
• let have
  • "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"
• give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
• make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
  • "The evidence allows only one conclusion"
  • "allow for mistakes"
• allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
  • "I allow for this possibility"
• afford possibility
  • "This short story allows of several different interpretations"
• allow the other (baseball) team to score
• grant as a discount or in exchange
  • "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera"
• allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
  • "We don't allow dogs here"

Synonyms

admit, allow for, appropriate, countenance, earmark, give up, grant, leave, let, permit, provide, reserve, set aside, take into account, tolerate