Allow and Allow for

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Allow verb - Make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain.

Usage example: allow for mistakes

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Allow for is a synonym for allow. In some cases you can use "Allow for" instead a verb "Allow".

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Allow for verb - Make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain.

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Allow is a synonym for allow for. You can use "Allow" instead a verb "Allow for".

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