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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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.] 1. To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction. [Obs. or Archaic] [1913 Webster] Ye allow the deeds of your fathers. --Luke xi. 48. [1913 Webster] We commend his pains, condemn his pride, allow his life, approve his learning. --Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. To like; to be suited or pleased with. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] How allow you the model of these clothes? --Massinger. [1913 Webster] 3. To sanction; to invest; to intrust. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Thou shalt be . . . allowed with absolute power. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. 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. [1913 Webster] He was allowed about three hundred pounds a year. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 5. 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. [1913 Webster] I allow, with Mrs. Grundy and most moralists, that Miss Newcome's conduct . . . was highly reprehensible. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 6. To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; esp. to abate or deduct; as, to allow a sum for leakage. [1913 Webster] 7. To grant license to; to permit; to consent to; as, to allow a son to be absent. [1913 Webster] Syn: To allot; assign; bestow; concede; admit; permit; suffer; tolerate. See Permit. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Allow \Al*low"\, v. i. To admit; to concede; to make allowance or abatement. [1913 Webster] Allowing still for the different ways of making it. --Addison. [1913 Webster] To allow of, to permit; to admit. --Shak. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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.] 1. To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction. [Obs. or Archaic] Ye allow the deeds of your fathers. --Luke xi. 48. We commend his pains, condemn his pride, allow his life, approve his learning. --Fuller. 2. To like; to be suited or pleased with. [Obs.] How allow you the model of these clothes? --Massinger. 3. To sanction; to invest; to intrust. [Obs.] Thou shalt be . . . allowed with absolute power. --Shak. 4. 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. --Macaulay. 5. 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. --Thackeray. 6. To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; esp. to abate or deduct; as, to allow a sum for leakage. 7. To grant license to; to permit; to consent to; as, to allow a son to be absent. Syn: To allot; assign; bestow; concede; admit; permit; suffer; tolerate. See Permit.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Allow \Al*low"\, v. i. To admit; to concede; to make allowance or abatement. Allowing still for the different ways of making it. --Addison. To allow of, to permit; to admit. --Shak.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
allow v 1: make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off" [syn: let, permit] [ant: prevent] 2: consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" [syn: permit, let, countenance] [ant: forbid, forbid] 3: let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" [syn: grant] [ant: deny] 4: give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research" [syn: appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve] 5: make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway" [syn: leave, allow for, provide] 6: 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" [syn: take into account] 7: afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations" [syn: admit] 8: allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run" [syn: give up] 9: grant as a discount or in exchange; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera" 10: allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital" [syn: permit, tolerate]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
allow Αγγλικά vb. επιτρέπωFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
allow vb. 1 (lb en ditransitive) To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have. 2 (lb en transitive) To enable; to permit; to grant license to; to consent to. 3 To not bar or obstruct.From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
allow vb. 1 (lb en ditransitive) To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have. 2 (lb en transitive) To enable; to permit; to grant license to; to consent to. 3 To not bar or obstruct.From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
allow vb. 1 (lb en ditransitive) To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have. 2 (lb en transitive) To enable; to permit; to grant license to; to consent to. 3 To not bar or obstruct.From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
allow vb. 1 (lb en ditransitive) To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have. 2 (lb en transitive) To enable; to permit; to grant license to; to consent to. 3 To not bar or obstruct.From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
allow Englanti vb. 1 sallia 2 (oikeustiede brittienglantia k=en) vahvistaa (''alemman oikeusasteen tuomio, päätös; olla kumoamatta alemman oikeusasteen tuomiota, päätöstä'')From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
allow Engelska vb. 1 tillåta; (dödform)överantvarda, anförtro 2 fördela, tilldelaFrom English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
allow /ɐlˈaʊ/ laatFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Allow /ɐlˈaʊ/ اسمحFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
allow //əˈlaʊ//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]1. признавам to acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion 2. дава́м, позволя́вам to grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have 3. позволявам, допускам to let something happen, to admit, to concede 4. позволявам, разрешавам to permit
allow /ɐlˈaʊ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]umožnit
allow /ɐlˈaʊ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]poskytnout
allow /ɐlˈaʊ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]poskytovat
allow /ɐlˈaʊ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]započítat
allow /ɐlˈaʊ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]zakalkulovat
allow /ɐlˈaʊ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]připouštět
allow /ɐlˈaʊ/ smětFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
allow /ɐlˈaʊ/ povolitFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
allow /ɐlˈaʊ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]připustit
allow /ɐlˈaʊ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]dovolovat
allow /ɐlˈaʊ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]dopustit
allow /ɐlˈaʊ/From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]dovolit
allow /ɐlˈaʊ/From English-Danish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.0 : [ freedict:eng-dan ]caniatáu
allow /ɐlˈaʊ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]tillade
allow /ɐlˈaʊ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]jdm. ein Darlehen / einen Kredit gewähren Synonym: give see: credit, loan, credits, loans, construction credit, building credit, construction loan, building loan, covering loan, takeout credit, takeout loan, massive loan, jumbo loan, cash credit, cash loan, cash lendings, immediate loan, standstill credit, standstill loan, trade credit, commodity credit, bridging credit, bridging loan, stopgap loan, interim credit, interim loan, accommodation credit, accommodation loan, on credit, on tick, revolving credit, revolver, distressed loan, bad loan, call in money, unsecured loan, home loan, land loan, non-recourse debt, non-recourse finance, rollover credit, rollover loan
allow /ɐlˈaʊ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]erlauben, zulassen, ermöglichen, gewähren, zugestehen, verstatten [veraltet] "he/she allows" - er/sie erlaubt, er/sie lässt zu, er/sie ermöglicht, er/sie gewährt, er/sie steht zu "I/he/she allowed" - ich/er/sie erlaubte, ich/er/sie ließ zu, ich/er/sie ermöglichte, ich/er/sie gewährte, ich/er/sie stand zu "he/she has/had allowed" - er/sie hat/hatte erlaubt, er/sie hat/hatte zugelassen, er/sie hat/hatte ermöglicht, er/sie hat/hatte gewährt, er/sie hat/hatte zugestanden see: allowing, allowed
allow /ɐlˈaʊ/From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]als gültig werten [sport] "He was offside and the goal was disallowed." - Er stand abseits, und das Tor wurde aberkannt / nicht gewertet. see: allowing, allowed
allow /ɐlˈaʊ/ επιτρέπω, αφήνωFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
allow //əˈlaʊ//From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]1. hyväksyä, myöntää to acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion 2. sallia, myöntää to grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have 3. sallia to let something happen, to admit, to concede 4. antaa alennus, tehdä varaus, varata to make allowance 5. sallia, antaa lupa to permit 6. tehdä varaus, varautua to take into account as a deduction or an addition
allow /ælou/ 1. laisser 2. permettreFrom English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
allow /ɐlˈaʊ/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. अनुमति~देना, आज्ञा~देना "Our teacher allowed us to play computer games." "Children are not allowed unless they are accompanied by an adult." 2. स्वीकार~करना, मान~लेना "The judge allowed her claim."
allow /ɐlˈaʊ/ dopustiti, dopušta, dopuštati, doznačiti, dozvoliti, isplaćivati, izraziti mišljenje, omogućavanja, omogućavanje, omogući, omogućiti, priznati, složiti se, tvrditiFrom English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]
allow /ɐlˈaʊ/ permettereFrom English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
allow //əˈlaʊ//From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-lat ]許す 2. to grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have 3. to let something happen, to admit, to concede 4. to permit
allow /ælou/ permittereFrom English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]
allow /əlau/From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]1. leisti 2. sutikti 3. daryti nuolaidą 4. (amer.) tvirtinti
allow //əˈlaʊ//From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]tillate 2. to grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have 3. to permit
allow /əˈlaʊ/ I.From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]1. pozwalać (sb to do sth - coś komuś robić) 2. przyznawać (that sth - że coś) 3. be allowed to do sth (be V: :allowed :to VERB) - móc coś zrobić, mieć pozwolenie, by coś zrobić 4. be allowed sth (be V: :allowed NP) - mieć pozwolenie na coś 5. allow me (:allow :me) - proszę mi pozwolić II. allow for /ɐlˈaʊ fɔː/ uwzględniać
allow /ælou/ 1. deixar, largar, permitir 2. aquiescer, consentirFrom English-Romanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-rom ]
allow /ɐlˈaʊ/ 1. a permite 2. permisFrom English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-rus ]
allow /ælou/ пускать, пуститьFrom English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
allow /ælou/ 1. dejar 2. permitirFrom English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
allow //əˈlaʊ//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]tillåta to permit
allow /ɐlˈaʊ/ 1. bırakmak, izin vermek, müsaade etmek 2. tasvip etmek 3. tasdik etmek 4. hesaba katmak, saymak 5. itiraf etmek, kabul etmek, teslim etmek 6. razı olmak, rıza göstermek 7. hesaplamak. allowable caiz, meşru, hesaba katılabilir.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/əˈɫaʊ/
165 Moby Thesaurus words for "allow": OK, abate, accede, accept, accord, account, acknowledge, acquiesce, add, adjudge, adjudicate, administer, admit, admit everything, admit exceptions, afford, agree provisionally, agree to, allocate, allot, allow for, apportion, appropriate, approve, assent, assent grudgingly, assign, authorize, avow, award, bate, be judicious, bestow, bestow on, brook, budget, charge off, come clean, communicate, concede, confer, confess, consent, consent to, consider, consider the circumstances, consider the source, cop a plea, count, countenance, cut, deal, deal out, deduct, deem, defer, depreciate, discount, dish out, dispense, disregard, dole, dole out, donate, earmark, endure, entertain, esteem, exercise judgment, express an opinion, express general agreement, extend, fork out, form an opinion, gift, gift with, give, give freely, give leave, give out, give permission, give the go-ahead, give the word, go along with, grant, hand out, have, heap, help to, hold, impart, issue, judge, kick back, lavish, leave, let, let have, let on, lift temporarily, lot, make allowance, make allowance for, make possible, mete, mete out, not oppose, offer, okay, open up, out with it, own, own up, permit, pine, plead guilty, pour, present, presume, proffer, provide for, put aside, put up with, rain, rebate, recognize, reduce, refund, regard, relax, relax the condition, release, render, sanction, say the word, serve, set apart, set aside, shell out, shower, slip, snow, spill, spill it, spit it out, stand, stand for, submit, suffer, suppose, take a premium, take account of, take into account, take into consideration, take off, tell all, tell the truth, tender, think of, tolerate, vouchsafe, waive, warrant, write off, yieldFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 允许,同意给予,承认;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. 允许,同意给予,承认 vi. 考虑,体谅,容许