allow
verb
allowed;
allowing;
allows
Definition of allow
1a
: permit
doesn't allow people to smoke in his home
b
: to fail to restrain or prevent
allow the dog to roam
2a
: to assign as a share or suitable amount (as of time or money)
allow an hour for lunch
b
: to reckon as a deduction or an addition
allow a gallon for leakage
c
: to express an opinion
—usually used with as how or that
1
: to make a possibility : admit
—used with of evidence that allows of only one conclusion
2
: to give consideration to circumstances or contingencies
—used with for a plan that allows for expansion
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