To put no obstacle in the way of; permit; tolerate; approve.
To grant; allot; give; admit; acknowledge.
To make allowance for; deduct.
To make allowance, concession, or abatement.
" I will not allow that. – The Claverings by Anthony Trollope
Ask my mother, my daughter; you may be sure that they will never allow the child to be left in any one else's care! – Heidi by Johanna Spyri
Will you allow me to order our tea here? – Abbé Aubain and Mosaics by Prosper Mérimée