Definizione monolingua

allow

allow (third-person singular simple present allows, present participle allowing, simple past and past participle allowed)

1. (transitive) 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.

   • 1895, Anton Chekhov, translated by Constance Garnett - Ariadne

     ...he needed a great deal of money, but his uncle only allowed him two thousand roubles a year, which was not enough, and for days together he would run about Moscow with his tongue out, as the saying is

2. (transitive) 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.

   • (Can we date this quote?) William Makepeace Thackeray.

     I allow, with Mrs. Grundy and most moralists, that Miss Newcomes conduct . . . was highly reprehensible.

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

   To allow a sum for leakage.

4. (transitive) To grant license to; to permit; to consent to.

   To allow a son to be absent

   Smoking allowed only in designated areas.

   • 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page vii

     With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get […]

5. To not bar or obstruct.

   Although I dont consent to their holding such meetings, I will allow them for the time being.

6. (intransitive) To acknowledge or concede.
   • 2000, George RR Martin, A Storm of Swords, Bantam 2011, p. 154:

     Half the night passed before the wench allowed that it might be safe to stop.

7. (transitive) To take into account by making an allowance.

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

8. (transitive) To render physically possible
   • 1824, Washington Irving, The Devil and Tom Walker

     The inlet allowed a facility to bring the money in a boat secretly and at night to the very foot of the hill.

Definizione dizionario allow

	permettere
	to let something happen, to admit, to concede

	consentire
	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.

accogliere

accettare

amméttere

concordare

esserer d’accordo

lasciare

	concedere
	to let something happen, to admit, to concede

abbandonare

accendere

accordare

ammettere

assegnare

dare

donare

elargire

liberare

mettere in libertà

passare

rilasciare

uscire

Altri significati:

(to) grant

To approve a specific action.

(transitive) To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.

to take into account as a deduction or an addition

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

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

(transitive) To grant license to; to permit; to consent to.

(intransitive) To let something happen, to admit; to concede.

to make allowance

to acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion

to permit

(transitive) To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.

To not bar or obstruct.

(transitive) To take into account by making an allowance.