Allow: v.intr. (word from the Latin permittere, under the influence of putting).
The verb “allow” has several meanings:
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1. To allow (something), not to prevent (allow, tolerate).
- Quote from the French writer Montesquieu (1689-1755): “Freedom is the right to do whatever the laws allow”.
Allow that (and subjunctive): admit, approve, consent; to be willing).
- Quote from the French writer André Gide (1869-1951): "Maman, d'o...
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