allow
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
- definition consent to, give permission; permit
- definition let have
- definition give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
- definition make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
- definition allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
- definition afford possibility
- definition allow the other (baseball) team to score
- definition grant as a discount or in exchange
- definition allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting