Synonym: acknowledge, admit, concede, consent, grant, let, permit, recognize. Antonym: disallow, forbid, prohibit. Similar words: follow, allow for, pillow, swallow, shallow, yellow, follow up, as follows. Meaning: [ə'laʊ] 
v. 1. make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen 2. consent to, give permission 3. let have 4. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause 5. make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain 6. allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something 7. afford possibility 8. allow the other (baseball) team to score 9. grant as a discount or in exchange 10. allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting.
v. 1. make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen 2. consent to, give permission 3. let have 4. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause 5. make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain 6. allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something 7. afford possibility 8. allow the other (baseball) team to score 9. grant as a discount or in exchange 10. allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting. 
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31. When archaeologists date objects that are thousands of years old, they allow a margin of error of several hundred years.
32. Attempts to get supplies to the region are futile because troops will not allow the aid convoy to enter the city.
33. She refuses to allow her family to help her as a matter of principle.
34. You have to allow for a certain amount of error.
35. Place allow me to smal proud,because like you depend on.
36. You must allow for five per cent wastage in transit.
37. Never allow yourself to get discouraged and think that your life is insignificant and can't make a change.
38. Other insurers will allow you to bolt on critical illness cover to standard life cover.
39. I asked her if she would allow me to interview her, and she readily agreed.
40. She didn't allow her personal problems to impinge on her work.
41. A simple mathematical formula has been devised to allow you to calculate the interest due.
42. The hospital needs to allow more time for outpatient appointments.
43. Scientists have more to do than to allow their imaginations to roam at large.
44. The president agreed to amend the constitution and allow multi-party elections.
45. Bring the soup to the boil and allow it to simmer gently for about half an hour.
46. Her parents are very liberal and allow her a lot of freedom.
47. The wooden bridge is not strong enough to allow the passage of lorries.
48. He won't allow anyone to chisel in on his profits.
49. We will never allow anybody to encroach upon China's territorial integrity and sovereignty.
50. At night, the pupils dilate to allow in more light.
51. Are you seriously proposing that we should allow this situation to continue?
52. Why do you allow yourself to be hectored by him?
53. Some youth today do not allow any criticism at all.
54. You can instruct your bank to allow a third party to remove money from your account.
55. Warehouse clubs allow members to buy goods at wholesale prices.
56. I'll allow the children to dip their bread into the soup.
57. Allow me to join the chorus of congratulations upon your recent marriage.
58. The wall juts out here to allow room for the chimney.
59. We are very happy to learn that you have successfully passed the college entrance examination this year and have been admitted into Beijing University with honor.Allow us to offer our most sincere congratulations on this happy occasion and wish you greater achievement in your college education.
60. Do not undertake strenuous exercise for a few hours after a meal to allow food to digest.