Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French alouer to place, and allouer to approve, from Latin allaudare to extol, from ad- + laudare to praise; more at ALLOCATE
Pronunciation : &-lau
Function : verb
Date : 14th century
1. permit; enable. allow\al*low"\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. allowed ; p. pr. & vb. n. allowing.] [oe. alouen, of. alouer, aloer, aluer, f. allouer, fr. ll. allocare to admit as proved, to place, use; confused with of. aloer, fr. l. allaudare to extol; ad + laudare to praise. see:
local, and cf. allocate, laud.].
2. to praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction. [obs. or archaic] ye allow the deeds of your fathers. i.
3. we commend his pains, condemn his pride, allow his life, approve his learning.
4. to like; to be suited or pleased with. [obs.] how allow you the model of these clothes?.
5. to sanction; to invest; to intrust. [obs.] thou shalt be allowed with absolute power.
6. to grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have; as, to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest. he was allowed about three hundred pounds a year.
7. to own or acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion; as, to allow a right; to allow a claim; to allow the truth of a proposition. i allow, with mrs. grundy and most moralists, that miss newcome's conduct was highly reprehensible.
8. to grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; esp. to abate or deduct; as, to allow a sum for leakage.
9. to grant license to; to permit; to consent to; as, to allow a son to be absent.
10. To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.
11. To like; to be suited or pleased with.
12. To sanction; to invest; to intrust.
13. To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have; as, to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest.
14. To own or acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion; as, to allow a right; to allow a claim; to allow the truth of a proposition.
15. To grant as a deduction or an addition; esp. to abate or deduct; as, to allow a sum for leakage.
16. To grant license to; to permit; to consent to; as, to allow a son to be absent.
17. To admit; to concede; to make allowance or abatement. 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" give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research" allow the presence of or allow without opposing or prohibiting; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital" let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" grant as a discount or in exchange; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera".
18. 1. If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble. The children are not allowed to watch violent TV programmes The Government will allow them to advertise on radio and television They will be allowed home Smoking will not be allowed. = permit, let ¡Ù forbid.
19. If you are allowed something, you are given permission to have it or are given it. Gifts like chocolates or flowers are allowed He should be allowed the occasional treat. = permit ¡Ù forbid.
20. If you allow something to happen, you do not prevent it. He won't allow himself to fail If the soil is allowed to dry out the tree could die. = permit, let ¡Ù prevent.
21. If one thing allows another thing to happen, the first thing creates the opportunity for the second thing to happen. The compromise will allow him to continue his free market reforms. an attempt to allow the Moslem majority a greater share of power She said this would allow more effective planning. = permit, let ¡Ù prevent.
22. If you allow a particular length of time or a particular amount of something for a particular purpose, you include it in your planning. Please allow 28 days for delivery Allow about 75ml per six servings.
23. If you allow that something is true, you admit or agree that it is true. Warren also allows that capitalist development may, in its early stages, result in increased social inequality. = acknowledge.
24. Some people use Allow me to as a way of introducing something that they want to say or do. Allow me to introduce Dr Amberg. = permit me to.
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