allow
verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026
to make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
Framework senses
- §1
- to plan for a certain possibility
- §2
- to give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
- §3
- to consent to, to give permission
- §4
- to permit the presence of or permit an activity without opposing or prohibiting
- §5
- to let have
- §6
- to grant as a discount or in exchange
- §7
- to make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
- §8
- to allow the other baseball team to score
- §9
- to make a possibility or provide opportunity for
- §10
- to afford possibility