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How to sign: let have
"grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison";
Similiar / Same: grant
Categories: give
Within this category: allowance, vouchsafe
How to sign: make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
"This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off";
Within this category: pass
How to sign: allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
"I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash";
Similiar / Same: take into account
Categories: calculate, count on, estimate, figure, forecast, reckon
Within this category: budget for