allows

verbadmit; acknowledge

verbpermit an action
verbset aside

Word Origin & History

early 14c., allouen, "to commend, praise; approve of, be pleased with; appreciate the value of;" also, "take into account or give credit for," also, in law and philosophy, "recognize, admit as valid" (a privilege, an excuse, a statement, etc.). From late 14c. as "sanction or permit; condone;" in business use from early 15c.

The Middle English word is from Anglo-French alouer, Old French aloer, alloiier (13c.) "allot, apportion, bestow, assign," from Latin allocare (see allocate). This word in Old French was confused and ultimately merged with aloer; alloer "to praise, commend," from Latin allaudare, adlaudare, compound of ad- "to" (see ad-) + laudare "to praise" (see laud). From the first word came the sense preserved in allowance as "money granted;" from the second came its meaning "permission based on approval."

Related: Allowed; allowing.

Example Sentences for allows

My boy hears you been talkin' about him, and he allows as how he'll get you.

He allows nothing in his opinions and phrases but what is orthodox.

He allows Iago to exhibit himself in his own way, as nature does.

In any case it allows infants to survive who would die without it.

Indeed throughout the Republic he allows the lower ranks to fade into the distance.

Again he allows these to mature and selects the seed of the very finest.

He allows of two appeals—in each case however with an increase of the penalty.

The income he allows us from your father's estates is under his own control still.

Reason does not fail a man until he allows himself to believe that it is failing. '

No one goes with him, since he allows he'll shoot better if he's by himse'f.

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