Definitions
1.verbTo grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have."to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest"
2.verbTo acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion."to allow a right; to allow a claim; to allow the truth of a proposition"
3.verbTo grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct."To allow a sum for leakage."
4.verbTo grant license to; to permit; to consent to."Smoking allowed only in designated areas."
5.verbTo not bar or obstruct."Although I don't consent to their holding such meetings, I will allow them for the time being."
6.verbTo acknowledge or concede.
7.verbTo take into account by making an allowance."When calculating a budget for a construction project, always allow for contingencies."
8.verbTo render physically possible.
9.verbTo praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.
10.verbTo sanction; to invest; to entrust.
11.verbTo like; to be suited or pleased with.