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    [Verb]  | "al*low" | \ ə-ˈlau̇ \


    1: permit

    2: to fail to restrain or prevent

    3: to assign as a share or suitable amount (as of time or money)


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English alowen, allowen "to commend, approve of, legally recognize, permit, take into account, compensate," borrowed from Anglo-French aluer, aloer "to place, allot, commend, accept as legally valid, permit, take into account, assess," probably in part from a- (going back to Latin ad- {see: |ad-|ad-}) + loer "to praise," going back to Latin laudāre; in part going back to Medieval Latin allocāre "to place, admit, credit" {mat|laud:2|laud:2}, {mat|allocate|allocate};

    [Idiom]  | "allow as how" 


    1: to admit

    [Phrasal verb]  | "allow for" 


    1: to think about or plan for (something that will or might happen in the future)

    2: to consider (something) when one makes a calculation

    3: to make (something) possible

    [Phrasal verb]  | "allow of" 


    1: to make (something) possible : permit

    [Verb]  | "allow" 


    1: to give permission for or to approve of;


      * e.g., " ... flash photography is not allowed inside the church "





    2: to give permission to;


      * e.g., " ... a boarding school that does not allow students to go on weekend trips without written permission "





    3: to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference;


      * e.g., " ... only a lazy gardener would allow the weeds to grow that high "





    [Verb]  | "allow (for)" 


    1: to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies);


      * e.g., " ... budget your time to allow for the possibility of unexpected problems "





    [Verb]  | "allow (of)" 


    1: to make possible especially to the exclusion of other possibilities;


      * e.g., " ... I'm afraid the problem doesn't allow of any other solution "



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     [ "allow" ]

    1: To say A-LLOW means eitha forget that or hell naw.

      * e.g.,  ... ''shall we go and see wat dion and letesha are doin?'' 

     [ "allow" ]

    1: -Let it be

      * e.g.,  ... -"Allow that bitch, she's rough!" 


     [ "allow" ]

    2: -Forget about it

      * e.g.,  ... -"Want some next blast of this Bells, blud? Nah... allow that man, that shit's harsh!" 


     [ "allow" ]

    3: -Don't let it trouble you

      * e.g.,  ... - "Come we go Wetherspoons, last place open round these ends at this time. init!" -"Allow that! That fucking place is full of old ropey, haggard cunts. 


     [ "allow" ]

    4: -Don't even think about it


     [ "allow" ]

    5: -Fuck that shit


     [ "allow" ]

    6: -Don't bother with it


     [ "allow" ]

    7: -Not now, some other time

     [ "allow" ]

    1: stop, don't do that, no

      * e.g.,  ... allow drugs 

     [ "allow" ]

    1: To let it be. In other word, no.

      * e.g.,  ... - Any one up for some herpes? 

     [ "allow" ]

    1: to leave alone

      * e.g.,  ... "ey come we jack that little neek there" 

     [ "allow" ]

    1: To disagree, or to say no

      * e.g.,  ... Allow going to the movies its gonna be lint! 

     [ "allow" ]

    1: To permit participation; to commend

      * e.g.,  ... 1: I just got me a share bag of Dorritos! 

     [ "allow it" ]

    1: "allow it" means to just leave something alone, or don't worry about it. People in West London say this quite often.

      * e.g.,  ... Ahmed: Wanna walk to the station? 

     [ "Allow That" ]

    1: Many people have said that this word means 'leave it out' or 'don't bother'. We it does mean this but it is also used as a sign of agreement to a situation.

      * e.g.,  ... Jim: Mate have u got dat new playstation game where ya like kill people 


     [ "Allow That" ]

    2: It largely depends on the tone

      * e.g.,  ... Ben: Yeah mate allow that (pulls off a whip) 


     [ "Allow That" ]

    3: So it can either mean 'fuck that', 'can't be arsed' or on the other had 'yeah mate', 'lets have some of that'

      * e.g.,  ... OR 


     [ "Allow That" ]

    4: If said in the negative term it would be said with a lowering in the pitch of voice towards the end of the phrase, if however said in the positive it would be said with a rise in the pitch of the voice towards the end of the phrase.

      * e.g.,  ... Benson: You know we gotta be up at 6am tomorrow!!! 


     [ "Allow That" ]

    5: As well as this in the positive it is accompanied by the whip thing chavs do on the 'that'

      * e.g.,  ... Hedges: Allow that 

     [ "allowance" ]

    1: what all you wannabe thugs are living off of.

      * e.g.,  ... I can't buy a sac today because my dad grounded me and took my allowance.  

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