allow (/əˈlaʊ/)
verb · Beginner · Common Verbs
🔊 /əˈlaʊ/
Meaning
Meaning: permit
To let someone do something, or to make it possible for something to happen.
Examples
🗣 The museum does not allow visitors to take photographs inside the main gallery.
Etymology
From Old French ‘alouer’, partly from Latin ‘allaudare’ (to praise) and ‘allocare’.
How & Where It’s Used
Used for permissions and rules, often followed by an object plus ‘to’.
Tags: permission, rules