to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest

[…] he needed a great deal of money, but his uncle only allowed him two thousand roubles a year, which was not enough, and for days together he would run about Moscow with his tongue out, as the saying is.

Although I don't consent to their holding such meetings, I will allow them for the time being.

Smoking allowed only in designated areas.

The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow ourselves to become so reliant on them – and who, if anyone, is policing their use.

to allow a right; to allow a claim; to allow an appeal to allow the truth of a proposition

Mr. Knightley, I shall not allow you to be a fair judge in this case.

I allow, with Mrs. Grundy and most moralists, that Miss Newcome's conduct[…]was highly reprehensible.

Half the night passed before the wench allowed that it might be safe to stop.

When calculating a budget for a construction project, always allow for contingencies.

The inlet allowed a facility to bring the money in a boat secretly and at night to the very foot of the hill.

A “moving platform” scheme[…]is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays.

We commend his pains, condemn his pride, allow his life, approve his learning.

Therefore so please thee to return with us,
And of our Athens—thine and ours—to take
The captainship, thou shalt be met with thanks,
Allow'd with absolute power, and thy good name
Live with authority. So soon we shall drive back
Of Alcibiades the approaches wild,
Who, like a boar too savage, doth root up
His country's peace.

How allow you the model of these clothes?

To allow an objection, to find in favour of the objection and forbid the conduct objected to; to allow an appeal, to decide the appeal in favour of the appellant (contrast grant leave to appeal, to permit an appeal to be heard).

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