English word allow comes from Malayalam allaudāre, Malayalam allaudo, and later Old French (842-ca. 1400) alouer ((to allow) (to put, grant).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| allaudāre | Malayalam (mal) | |
| allaudo | Malayalam (mal) | |
| alouer | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | (to allow) (to put, grant). |
| allouer | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
| alowen | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| allow | English (en) | (intransitive) To acknowledge or concede.. (obsolete) To sanction; to invest; to entrust.. (transitive) To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.. (transitive) To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.. (transitive) To grant license to; to permit; to consent to.. (transitive) To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or [...] |