Meaning of ALLOW FOR
Pronunciation: | | u'law for
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[v] make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip" |
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| Synonyms: | | allow, leave, provide for |
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| See Also: | | afford, give, yield | |
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| Related Terms: | | admit, admit exceptions, allow, bear with, blink at, color, concede, condone, connive at, consider, consider the circumstances, consider the source, diminish, discount, disregard, ease, endure, extenuate, gloss over, grant, ignore, leave unavenged, lessen, let it go, lift temporarily, make allowance for, make allowances for, mince, mitigate, overlook, palliate, pass over, pocket the affront, provide for, regard with indulgence, relax, relax the condition, set aside, slur over, soften, soft-pedal, take, take account of, take into account, take into consideration, varnish, waive, whitewash, wink at |
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