[al.low] vb [ME, fr. MF alouer to place, (fr. ML allocare) & allouer to approve, fr. L allaudare to extol, fr. ad- + laudare to praise--more at allocate] vt (14c) 1 a: to assign as a share or suitable amount (as of time or money) "~ an hour for lunch" b: to reckon as a deduction or an addition "~ a gallon for leakage"
2. a chiefly Southern & Midland: to be of the opinion: think b dial: say, state c: to express an opinion--usu. used with as how or that 3 chiefly Southern & Midland: intend, plan
4: admit, concede "must ~ that money causes problems in marriage"
5. a: permit "doesn't ~ people to smoke in his home" b: to forbear or neglect to restrain or prevent "~ the dog to roam" ~ vi 1: to make a possibility: admit--used with of "evidence that ~s of only one conclusion"
2: to give consideration to circumstances or contingencies--used with for "~ for expansion"