allow for
phrasal verb.to consider or include something when you are making a plan or calculation.
phrasal verb.to take a factor into consideration; to make provision for a possibility or contingency when planning.
“You should allow for traffic when planning your trip.”
“The architect had to allow for extra weight when designing the roof of the new stadium.”
“The budget fails to allow for the inevitable fluctuations in currency exchange rates that occur during international trade.”
usually followed by a noun representing a potential problem, delay, or extra cost.
contrast with 'consider' (general thinking) and 'account for' (explaining why something happened); 'allow for' is specifically about preparation for the future.
the preposition 'for' must be followed by a noun or a gerund, not an infinitive.
- consider
- plan for
- take into account
- make room for
- Particles
- for
- Separability
- inseparable
- Pattern
- allow + for + object