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Allow
əˈlaʊ
- let (someone) have or do something
"the dissident was allowed to leave the country"
permit let authorize give someone permission to give authorization to give leave to sanction grant grant someone the right license empower enable entitle qualify- let (someone) enter a place or go in a particular direction
"the river was patrolled and few people were allowed across"
- declare or decide that (an event or activity) is legal or acceptable
"political advertising on television is not allowed"
- give the necessary time or opportunity for
"they agreed to a ceasefire to allow talks with the government"
- make provision or provide scope for
"the house was demolished to allow for road widening"
- take (something) into consideration when making plans or calculations
"income rose by 11 per cent allowing for inflation"
- provide or set aside for a particular purpose
"allow an hour or so for driving"
- admit the truth of; concede
"he allowed that the penalty appeared too harsh for the crime"
- be of the opinion; assert
"Lincoln allowed that he himself could never support the man"