ALLOW
/ΙΛlaΚ/
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Scrabble
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WWF
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Definition
/ΙΛlaΚ/
verb
- To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.“to allow a servant his liberty;Β to allow a free passage;Β to allow one day for rest”
- To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.“to allow a right;Β to allow a claim;Β to allow the truth of a proposition”
- To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.“To allow a sum for leakage.”
- To grant license to; to permit; to consent to.“Smoking allowed only in designated areas.”
- To not bar or obstruct.“Although I don't consent to their holding such meetings, I will allow them for the time being.”
Source: Wiktionary
