allow
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Động từ
verb- 1.
(ditransitive)To let one have as a suitable share of something.
to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest
- 2.
(catenative, transitive)To permit, to give permission to.
I will allow my son to be absent.
- 3.
To not bar or obstruct.
Although I don't consent to their holding such meetings, I will allow them for the time being.
Smoking (is) allowed only in designated areas.
- 4.
(transitive)To acknowledge, accept the truth of; to concede; to accede to an opinion; to say something one agrees on in the context of a larger disagreement or reluctance.
to allow a right; to allow a claim; to allow an appeal
You must allow that disagreeing about politics puts a strain on a relationship.
"Well, that rug does match the wallpaper," he allowed.
- 5.
(transitive)To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.
to allow a sum for leakage
- 6.
(transitive)To make an allowance, to take into account when making plans.
When calculating a budget for a construction project, always allow for contingencies.
- 7.
(transitive)To render physically possible.
- 8.
(obsolete, transitive)To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.
- 9.
(obsolete)To sanction; to invest; to entrust.
- 10.
(obsolete, transitive)To like; to be suited or pleased with.
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(transitive)(law, transitive) To decide (a request) in favour of the party who raised it; to grant victory to a party regarding (a request).
to allow an objection
to allow an appeal
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(Multicultural London English, transitive)(transitive, MTE, MLE) To forgo bothering with, to let slide.
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From Middle English allowen, alowen, a borrowing from allouer, alouer, from allaudāre, merged with alouer, from allocō (to assign). allaud (via allaudāre) or allocate (via allocāre).