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allow

English

🔊 allow or plan for a certain possibility
“I allow for this possibility”
🔊 give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
“I will earmark this money for your research”
🔊 allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
“We don't allow dogs here”
🔊 let have
“grant permission”
🔊 grant as a discount or in exchange
“The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera”
🔊 consent to, give permission
“She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband”
🔊 make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
“This permits the water to rush in”
🔊 allow the other (baseball) team to score
“give up a run”
🔊 afford possibility
“This problem admits of no solution”
🔊 make a possibility or provide opportunity for
“This leaves no room for improvement”