allow

əˈlaʊ

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#1·5h ago

(ditransitive) To let one have as a suitable share of something.

he needed a great deal of money, but his uncle only allowed him two thousand roubles a year, which was not enough, and for days together he would run about Moscow with his tongue out, as the saying is.

Origin: From , alowen, a borrowing from , alouer, from , merged with alouer, from . (via allaudāre) or allocate (via allocāre). The similarity with (from ) and , both from is unrelated. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·5h ago

(transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to.

I will allow my son to be absent.

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#3·5h ago

To not bar or obstruct.

Although I don't consent to their holding such meetings, I will allow them for the time being.

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