verb

1. To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.

   "to allow a servant his liberty;  to allow a free passage;  to allow one day for rest"

2. To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.

   "to allow a right;  to allow a claim;  to allow the truth of a proposition"

3. To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.

   "To allow a sum for leakage."

4. To grant license to; to permit; to consent to.

   "Smoking allowed only in designated areas."

5. To not bar or obstruct.

   "Although I don't consent to their holding such meetings, I will allow them for the time being."

6. To acknowledge or concede.

7. To take into account by making an allowance.

   "When calculating a budget for a construction project, always allow for contingencies."

8. To render physically possible.

9. To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.

10. To sanction; to invest; to entrust.

11. To like; to be suited or pleased with.