[əˈlaʊ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- let (someone) have or do something
(e.g: the dissident was allowed to leave the country)

- give the necessary time or opportunity for
(e.g: they agreed to a ceasefire to allow talks with the government)

- admit the truth of; concede
(e.g: he allowed that the penalty appeared too harsh for the crime)


Phrases:
- allow me

Origin:
Middle English (originally in the senses ‘commend, sanction’ and ‘assign as a right’): from Old French alouer, from Latin allaudare ‘to praise’, reinforced by medieval Latin allocare ‘to place’ (see allocate)