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Christanford Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Look to/ look into, allow/ allow for

Hi,

What is the difference between "look to sth" and "look into sth"?

What is the difference between "allow" and "allow for"?

Thanks in advance
  

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You may want a more tailored answer, but are you aware that definitions are available in a number of online sources? See, for example,

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/look+into

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Thanks.

The sentence that prompted me to ask the question about "look to" is this one:

So I think my German correspondent needs to look to the context before deciding whether to say or write typical German or not.

Can we just say "look at the context"? What's the difference?

Thanks in advance
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ChristanfordCan we just say "look at the context"? What's the difference?

In this sentence, not much. I suppose "look to" has a slightly stronger sense of looking for guidance, but in effect they're more-or-less interchangeable here.
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