Allow
/əˈlaʊ/
The meaning and definition of Allow, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
verb
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To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.
“to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest”
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To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
“to allow a right; to allow a claim; to allow the truth of a proposition”
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Origin
From Middle English allouen, from Old French alouer, from Latin allaudare.
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Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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