Word Meaning

allow definition and meaning

v. t. To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.
v. t. To like; to be suited or pleased with.
v. t. To sanction; to invest; to intrust.
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.
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.
v. t. To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; esp. to abate or deduct; as, to allow a sum for leakage.
v. t. To grant license to; to permit; to consent to; as, to allow a son to be absent.
v. i. To admit; to concede; to make allowance or abatement.

Crossword clues for allow

- Admit Gore appears depressed
- Admit nothing is hidden in damaged wall
- Consent to
- decriminalise
- Enable
- Give permission
- Grant
- Let in
- Make possible
- Permit
- Permit for some bookstall owners
- To permit