allows

Allows is the third-person singular present tense of the verb allow. Its primary senses are to grant permission for someone to do something and to make something possible or feasible. Grammatically, allow is transitive and usually takes a direct object that denotes what is permitted, or an infinitive clause (for example, "allows you to edit"), or a prepositional phrase such as "allows for" that indicates accommodation or consideration of factors.

Etymology: The word originates in Middle English via Old French alouer, from Latin allocare or allouare, meaning to place at disposal or to allot.

Usage and nuance: "Allows" is common in policy, legal, and technical writing to indicate permission or capability. It can express permission ("The contract allows access to the data") or enablement ("The device allows users to customize settings"). The phrase "allow for" means to take into account or provide for. Related forms include allow (base form), allowed (past), allowing (present participle), and related nouns such as allowance and allowable. Synonyms include permit, enable, authorize; antonyms include prohibit, forbid, disallow.

Notes: In computing and interface design, "allows" often signals that a feature or setting makes a task possible. In everyday language, it is slightly more formal than "let" when referring to permission.