v (transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take.
v (transitive) To allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
v (transitive) To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny; to own or confess.
v (transitive) To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.
v (intransitive) to give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission (+ (term|of|lang=en))