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Meaning of allow
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
allow
v 1: make it possible through a specific action or lack of
action for something to happen; "This permits the water to
rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into
the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off" [syn:
{let}, {allow}, {permit}] [ant: {keep}, {prevent}]
2: consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit
her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her
basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" [syn:
{permit}, {allow}, {let}, {countenance}] [ant: {disallow},
{forbid}, {interdict}, {nix}, {prohibit}, {proscribe},
{veto}]
3: let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few
visitors in prison" [syn: {allow}, {grant}] [ant: {deny},
{refuse}]
4: give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I
will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside
time for meditation every day" [syn: {allow}, {appropriate},
{earmark}, {set aside}, {reserve}]
5: make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be
attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for
improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion";
"allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip";
"This procedure provides for lots of leeway" [syn: {leave},
{allow for}, {allow}, {provide}]
6: allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or
validity of something; "I allow for this possibility"; "The
seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash"
[syn: {allow}, {take into account}]
7: afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution";
"This short story allows of several different
interpretations" [syn: {admit}, {allow}]
8: allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run"
[syn: {give up}, {allow}]
9: grant as a discount or in exchange; "The camera store owner
allowed me $50 on my old camera"
10: allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without
opposing or prohibiting; "We don't allow dogs here";
"Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot
tolerate smoking in the hospital" [syn: {allow}, {permit},
{tolerate}]
WordNet ® Princeton University. http://wordnet.princeton.edu
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