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allow for vs allow

allow vs allow for

allow for and allow both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
allow for No No Yes No
allow No No Yes No
As verbs, allow for and allow are synonyms defined as:
  • allow for and allow: make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
Other synonyms of allow for include leave, provide.
allow for (verb) allow (verb)
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
consent to, give permission; permit
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
let have
grant as a discount or in exchange
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
allow the other (baseball) team to score
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
afford possibility
Difference between allow for and allow

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