allow

1. v. t. To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction. Source: opted

2. v. t. To like; to be suited or pleased with. Source: opted

3. v. t. To sanction; to invest; to intrust. Source: opted

4. v. t. 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. Source: opted

5. v. t. 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. Source: opted

6. v. t. To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; esp. to abate or deduct; as, to allow a sum for leakage. Source: opted

7. v. t. To grant license to; to permit; to consent to; as, to allow a son to be absent. Source: opted

8. v. i. To admit; to concede; to make allowance or abatement. Source: opted

9. v. make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen Source: wordnet

10. v. consent to, give permission; permit Source: wordnet

11. v. let have Source: wordnet

12. v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause Source: wordnet

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