to give permission to or for; permit

to allow a student to be absent; No swimming allowed.

to let have; give as one's share; grant as one's right

to allow a person

to permit by neglect, oversight, or the like

to allow a door to remain open.

to admit; acknowledge; concede

to allow a claim.

to take into consideration, as by adding or subtracting; set apart

to allow an hour for changing trains.

Older Use . to say; think.

Archaic . to approve; sanction.

to permit something to happen or to exist; admit (often fol. by of )

to spend more than one's budget allows; a premise that allows of only one conclusion.

allow for

to make concession or provision for

to allow for breakage.

verb

deny , refuse , reject , disallow , disapprove , forbid , prohibit , protest , resist , withstand , hold , keep

verb

acquiesce , avow , concede , confess , grant , let on , own , accord , accredit , admit , approve , authorize , bear , be big , be game for , brook , certify , commission , consent , empower , endorse , endure , favor , free up , give a blank check , give carte blanche , give leave , give permission , give the go-ahead , give the green light , go along with , grant permission , hear of , hold with , indulge , let , license , live with , oblige , okay , pass , pass on , put up with , recognize , release , sanction , sit still for , stand , suffer , support , take kindly to , tolerate , warrant , admeasure , allocate , allot , apportion , assign , deduct , give , lot , mete , provide , remit , spare , have , approbate , measure out , accept , acknowledge , condescend , consent to , consider , countenance , defer , deign , discount , enable , franchise , permit , suppose