Allow for

Synonyms for "allow for" (60 found)

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Closest matches (12)

accountadmitadmit exceptionsallowbargainbear withblink atcolorconcedecondone
Noun(1 words)
account for individual differences
Verb(1 words)
allow

Strong matches (18)

connive atconsiderconsider the circumstancesconsider the sourcediminishdiscountdisregardeaseendureextenuategloss overgrantignoreincludeleave unavengedlessen
Verb(1 words)
leave
Noun(1 words)
leave room

Related words (30)

let it golift temporarilymake allowance formake allowances formincemitigateoverlookpalliatepass overpocket the affrontprovide forregard with indulgencerelaxrelax the conditionset asideslur oversoft pedalsoft-pedalsoftentake
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take account oftake into accounttake into considerationtake with a grain of saltturn the other cheekvarnishwaivewhitewashwink at
Verb(1 words)
provide

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The problem is that they didn't allow for the extra centimetre of overlap, so it didn't fit correctly.

Source: wiktionary

You must allow for the fact that his hearing isn't very good.

Source: wiktionary

The gap between my classes allowed for me and my friends to go eat lunch.

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