allow forsomething
phrasal verbwithallowverbuk/əˈlaʊ/us/əˈlaʊ/
C1
toconsidersomething when you areplanningsomething:
Weallowedforlivingexpensesof £20 aday.
[+ -ing verb]You shouldallowfor theplanebeingdelayed.
We have toallowfor thepossibilitythat we might notfinishonschedule.
- You have toallowfor atimelagbetweenorderanddelivery.
- Ourrangeof children'sclothingisgenerouslysizedtoallowforshrinkage.
- Remember toallowforextratimeif you aretravellingatrushhour.
- Did youallowforstaffabsenceswhen youdrewup theworkschedule?
- At least theoldcurriculumallowedfor somevariationinclassroomactivities.
Planning, expecting and arranging
- accidentally
- accidentally on purposeidiom
- advertent
- advisedly
- aim atsomething
- bargain
- I might have knownidiom
- insomeone'scrosshairsidiom
- in the pipelineidiom
- in the worksidiom
- intend
- planner
- provision
- purposely
- put the cart before the horseidiom
- puttheirheads togetheridiom
- rearrange
- reckon onsomething
- settle
- sleeve