allow for
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English[edit]
Verb[edit]
allow for (third-person singular simple present allows for, present participle allowing for, simple past and past participle allowed for)
- To take into account when making plans.
- The problem is that they didn't allow for the extra centimetre of overlap, so it didn't fit correctly.
- (usually intransitive) To make possible.
- The gap between my classes allowed for me and my friends to go eat lunch.
Usage notes[edit]
- The verb and particle are inseparable.
Translations[edit]
to take into account
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