ALLOW


Meaning of ALLOW in English

v.

1) ( A ; usu. without the preposition) ('to permit') he ~ed himself no meat

2) ( d ; intr. ) ('to provide') to ~ for (we ~ed for the difference in age; you must ~ for shrinkage)

3) ( D ; tr. ) ('to give') to ~ for (they ~ed an hour for lunch)

4) ( formal ) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ of ('to permit') (our financial situation ~s of no unnecessary expenditures)

5) ( H ) ('to permit') we ~ed the children to go to the park

6) ( formal ) ( L ) ('to admit') I must ~ that he is capable

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.