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English verb: allow for | |||
| 1. | allow for (stative) make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain | ||
| Samples | This leaves no room for improvement. The evidence allows only one conclusion. Allow for mistakes. Leave lots of time for the trip. This procedure provides for lots of leeway. | ||
| Synonyms | allow, leave, provide | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | afford, give, yield | ||
| Verb group | admit, allow | ||
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