English

Detailed Synonyms for allow in English

allow:

to allow verb (allows, allowed, allowing)

  1. to allow
    to allow; to permit; to agree; to accept
    • allow verb (allows, allowed, allowing)
    • permit verb (permits, permitted, permitting)
    • agree verb (agrees, agreed, agreeing)
    • accept verb (accepts, accepted, accepting)
  2. to allow
    to concede; to grant; to allow; to permit; to submit to; to admit; to tolerate; to authorize; to authorise; to give one's fiat to
    • concede verb (concedes, conceded, conceding)
    • grant verb (grants, granted, granting)
    • allow verb (allows, allowed, allowing)
    • permit verb (permits, permitted, permitting)
    • submit to verb (submits to, submitted to, submitting to)
    • admit verb (admits, admited, admiting)
    • tolerate verb (tolerates, tolerated, tolerating)
    • authorize verb, American (authorizes, authorized, authorizing)
    • authorise verb, British
    • give one's fiat to verb (gives one's fiat to, gave one's fiat to, giving one's fiat to)
  3. to allow
    to allow
    • allow verb (allows, allowed, allowing)
  4. to allow
    to permit; to allow
    • permit verb (permits, permitted, permitting)
    • allow verb (allows, allowed, allowing)
  5. to allow
    to authorize; to validate; to confirm; to allow; to permit; to admit; to sanction; to authorise; to give one's fiat to
    • authorize verb, American (authorizes, authorized, authorizing)
    • validate verb (validates, validated, validating)
    • confirm verb (confirms, confirmed, confirming)
    • allow verb (allows, allowed, allowing)
    • permit verb (permits, permitted, permitting)
    • admit verb (admits, admited, admiting)
    • sanction verb (sanctions, sanctioned, sanctioning)
    • authorise verb, British
    • give one's fiat to verb (gives one's fiat to, gave one's fiat to, giving one's fiat to)
  6. to allow
    to concede; to agree with; to grant; to allow; to yield; to permit; to give in
    • concede verb (concedes, conceded, conceding)
    • agree with verb (agrees with, agreed with, agreeing with)
    • grant verb (grants, granted, granting)
    • allow verb (allows, allowed, allowing)
    • yield verb (yields, yielded, yielding)
    • permit verb (permits, permitted, permitting)
    • give in verb (gives in, gave in, giving in)
  7. to allow
    to comply with; to grant; to award; to allow
    • comply with verb (comply with, complied with, complying with)
    • grant verb (grants, granted, granting)
    • award verb (awards, awarded, awarding)
    • allow verb (allows, allowed, allowing)
  8. to allow
    to authorize; to allow; to permit; to authorise; to tolerate
    • authorize verb, American (authorizes, authorized, authorizing)
    • allow verb (allows, allowed, allowing)
    • permit verb (permits, permitted, permitting)
    • authorise verb, British
    • tolerate verb (tolerates, tolerated, tolerating)
  9. to allow
    – allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something 1
    to allow; to take into account
    – allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something 1
    • allow verb (allows, allowed, allowing)
      • I allow for this possibility1
    • take into account verb (takes into account, took into account, taking into account)
  10. to allow
    – give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause 1
    to appropriate; to allow; to reserve; to set aside; earmark
    – give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause 1
    • appropriate verb (appropriates, appropriated, appropriating)
    • allow verb (allows, allowed, allowing)
    • reserve verb (reserves, reserved, reserving)
    • set aside verb (sets aside, set aside, setting aside)
    • earmark verb
      • I will earmark this money for your research1
  11. to allow
    – consent to, give permission 1
    to allow; to permit; to let; countenance
    – consent to, give permission 1
    • allow verb (allows, allowed, allowing)
      • I cannot allow you to see your exam1
    • permit verb (permits, permitted, permitting)
      • She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband1
    • let verb (lets, let, letting)
      • I won't let the police search her basement1
  12. to allow
    – allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting 1
    to allow; to permit; to tolerate
    – allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting 1
    • allow verb (allows, allowed, allowing)
      • We don't allow dogs here1
    • permit verb (permits, permitted, permitting)
      • Children are not permitted beyond this point1
    • tolerate verb (tolerates, tolerated, tolerating)
      • We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital1
  13. to allow
    – let have 1
    to grant; to allow
    – let have 1
    • grant verb (grants, granted, granting)
      • grant permission1
    • allow verb (allows, allowed, allowing)
      • Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison1
  14. to allow
    – grant as a discount or in exchange 1
    to allow
    – grant as a discount or in exchange 1
    • allow verb (allows, allowed, allowing)
      • The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera1
  15. to allow
    – make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen 1
    to allow; to permit; to let
    – make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen 1
    • allow verb (allows, allowed, allowing)
      • This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement1
    • permit verb (permits, permitted, permitting)
      • This permits the water to rush in1
      • This will permit the rain to run off1
    • let verb (lets, let, letting)
  16. to allow
    – allow the other (baseball) team to score 1
    to allow; to give up
    – allow the other (baseball) team to score 1
    • allow verb (allows, allowed, allowing)
    • give up verb (gives up, gave up, giving up)
      • give up a run1
  17. to allow
    – make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain 1
    to provide; to allow; to leave; allow for
    – make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain 1
    • provide verb (provides, provided, providing)
      • This procedure provides for lots of leeway1
    • allow verb (allows, allowed, allowing)
      • The evidence allows only one conclusion1
    • leave verb (leaves, left, leaving)
      • This leaves no room for improvement1
      • leave lots of time for the trip1
    • allow for verb
      • allow for mistakes1
  18. to allow
    – afford possibility 1
    to allow; to admit
    – afford possibility 1
    • allow verb (allows, allowed, allowing)
      • This short story allows of several different interpretations1
    • admit verb (admits, admited, admiting)
      • This problem admits of no solution1
  19. to allow
    – To permit someone else to perform an action. For example, to let someone else see your online status, send you messages, or see your public Messenger information. 2
    to allow
    – To permit someone else to perform an action. For example, to let someone else see your online status, send you messages, or see your public Messenger information. 2
    • allow verb (allows, allowed, allowing)

Conjugations for allow:

present
  1. allow
  2. allow
  3. allows
  4. allow
  5. allow
  6. allow
simple past
  1. allowed
  2. allowed
  3. allowed
  4. allowed
  5. allowed
  6. allowed
present perfect
  1. have allowed
  2. have allowed
  3. has allowed
  4. have allowed
  5. have allowed
  6. have allowed
past continuous
  1. was allowing
  2. were allowing
  3. was allowing
  4. were allowing
  5. were allowing
  6. were allowing
future
  1. shall allow
  2. will allow
  3. will allow
  4. shall allow
  5. will allow
  6. will allow
continuous present
  1. am allowing
  2. are allowing
  3. is allowing
  4. are allowing
  5. are allowing
  6. are allowing
subjunctive
  1. be allowed
  2. be allowed
  3. be allowed
  4. be allowed
  5. be allowed
  6. be allowed
diverse
  1. allow!
  2. let's allow!
  3. allowed
  4. allowing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "allow":

  1. allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something1
    • I allow for this possibility1
  2. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause1
  3. consent to, give permission1
    • I cannot allow you to see your exam1
  4. allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting1
    • We don't allow dogs here1
  5. let have1
    • Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison1
  6. grant as a discount or in exchange1
    • The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera1
  7. make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen1
    • This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement1
  8. allow the other (baseball) team to score1
  9. make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain1
    • The evidence allows only one conclusion1
  10. afford possibility1
    • This short story allows of several different interpretations1
  11. To permit someone else to perform an action. For example, to let someone else see your online status, send you messages, or see your public Messenger information.2

Related Synonyms for allow