Definition, synonyms and related words
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allow
"She allows her dog to sleep on the couch whenever he feels like it."
In plain English: Allows means to let someone do something or give permission for it to happen.
"The new rules allow employees to work from home."
Usage: Use "allows" to describe when something gives permission or makes an action possible in third-person contexts, such as "The new policy allows employees to work remotely." Avoid using it where you need the base verb "allow" after modal verbs like can or may.
Allows is the third-person singular present tense form of allow, which derives from Old French aloier meaning to loosen or set free. The term entered English in the 14th century with the original sense of permitting something by relaxing a restriction.