<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to give permission to or for; permit: to allow a student to be absent; No swimming allowed.</li><li>Antonyms: prohibit, forbid.</li><li>to let have; give as one's share; grant as one's right: to allow a person $100 for expenses.</li><li>to permit by neglect, oversight, or the like: to allow a door to remain open.</li><li>to admit; acknowledge; concede: to allow a claim.</li><li>to take into consideration, as by adding or subtracting; set apart: to allow an hour for changing trains.</li><li>Older Use: to say; think. Archaic: to approve; sanction.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to permit something to happen or to exist; admit (often followed by of): a premise that allows of only one conclusion.</li><li>to spend more than one's budget allows; a premise that allows of only one conclusion.</li></ul>