To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to.
To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.
To allow for, to make something possible.
To allow, to admit (of).
To grant formal authorization for (something).
To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something).
A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus.
An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal.
A learner's permit.
To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
To stay back.
To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.