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You normally allocate something (time, money, or other resources) to a person or entity that receives the allocation. You can also use for with ... 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Allocate Threadstarter DDT Startdate Dec8,2004 DDT SeniorMember Paris,France Italy-Italian HiForeros! Canweallocate"on"or"in"or"into"sthg? Thanks, DDT   Sharon SeniorMember UnitedStates,English DDT, Ifanything,Iwouldusetheword"to." "Thefundswereallocatedtothecharity." Atthiswebsite,http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=allocate Ifoundafewexamples,anditseemsthatitisusedas"toallocate+(anoun.)" "Iamallocatingaloafofbreadtoeveryoneonadailybasis" "I'mallocatingtherationsforthecampingtrip" "Abusinessmustdecidehowtoallocatethecostsofrunningitsheadquartersoverallitsoperations" Hopethathelps!   Q quehuong SeniorMember Vietnam,Vietnamese DDT, Allocateisatransitiveverbsoitrequiresadirectobject.Theprepositionphraseswhichcomeafterthedirectobjectareoptional. Ithinkforisthemostcommonlyusedprepositionfortheverballocate.   DDT SeniorMember Paris,France Italy-Italian SharonandQH, thankyousomuchforhelping! DDT   Kacy.H SeniorMember China Chinese Idon'tknowwhentouse'to',andwhen'for'. Iremembersomeoneinthisforumsaid'allocatemoneytosomeoneforsomething(somepurpose)'. So,why'to'instead'for'here? Parentsshouldlimittheirchildren'stimeallocatedtoapart-timejob. Manymanythanks   E Edinburgher SeniorMember Scotland German/Englishbilingual Younormallyallocatesomething(time,money,orotherresources)toapersonorentitythatreceivestheallocation.Youcanalsouseforwithapurpose. Noticehowyourexamplewithmoneyusesbothtoandfor.   Kacy.H SeniorMember China Chinese Edinburghersaid: Younormallyallocatesomething(time,money,orotherresources)toapersonorentitythatreceivestheallocation.Youcanalsouseforwithapurpose. Noticehowyourexamplewithmoneyusesbothtoandfor. Clicktoexpand... So,itshouldbe'allocatetimetophysicalactivities',but'allocatetimeforyourhealth'? Manymanythanks   E Edinburgher SeniorMember Scotland German/Englishbilingual It'snotalwaysclear-cut.Youcould,forexample,allocatetimeforphysicalactivitiesinyourdailyroutine. Onthatnote,IthinkI'llgooutsideforabriefstroll.   Kacy.H SeniorMember China Chinese Edinburghersaid: It'snotalwaysclear-cut.Youcould,forexample,allocatetimeforphysicalactivitiesinyourdailyroutine. Onthatnote,IthinkI'llgooutsideforabriefstroll. Clicktoexpand... Didyoumeanbothallocatetimeforandtophysicalactivitiesarecorrect?   E Edinburgher SeniorMember Scotland German/Englishbilingual Kacy.Hsaid: Didyoumeanboth...forandto...arecorrect? Clicktoexpand... Imeanbothcanbecorrect.Itdependsonhowyouusethemincontext.   Kacy.H SeniorMember China Chinese Edinburghersaid: Imeanbothcanbecorrect.Itdependsonhowyouusethemincontext. Clicktoexpand... peoplewhoallocatetimetoamusementsthatrelaxtheirbraincanhavegreatercreativityintheworkplace. Areyouthere,Edinburgher? HereIshoulduse'to',right? 'Amusements'meansrecreationalactivities,andtheseactivitiesarethedirectreceiverofthetime. Thanks   E Edinburgher SeniorMember Scotland German/Englishbilingual Hmm.Ithinkallocatingtimeforamusementssoundsalittlebetter.Perhapsit'sbecauseIthinkofmakingroomfortheminmyschedule.Butusingtowouldbeperfectlyacceptabletoo.   Kacy.H SeniorMember China Chinese Edinburghersaid: Hmm.Ithinkallocatingtimeforamusementssoundsalittlebetter.Perhapsit'sbecauseIthinkofmakingroomfortheminmyschedule.Butusingtowouldbeperfectlyacceptabletoo. Clicktoexpand... thankyousomuch Edinburghersaid: allocatetimeforphysicalactivitiesinyourdailyroutine. Clicktoexpand... Peoplewhoallocatetimeforamusementsthatrelaxtheirbraincanhavegreatercreativityintheworkplace. Forthese2sentences,'for'isnotusedtoshowapurpose,butmakeroomforactivitiesinsomeone'sschedule,right?   Lasteditedbyamoderator:Mar1,2019 E Edinburgher SeniorMember Scotland German/Englishbilingual Kacy.Hsaid: butmakeroomforactivitiesinsomeone'sschedule,right? Clicktoexpand... Yes,andnoticethedifferencebetweenthetwo.Inthe"physicalactivities"example,thelocation(ifyoucancallitthat)inwhichtimeisallocated(namely"yourdailyroutine")isexplicitlystated,whileinthe"amusements"exampleitisonlyimplied. Anotherinterestingpointisthatwhenyouuse"to",thisisclearlyassociatedwith"allocate",weallocateXtoY. With"for",ontheotherhand,theassociationwiththeverbismoretentative,andinsteadthe"for"canjointhetwonounphrases:weallocate(XforY).The"forY"kindofactslikeamodifierthatdescribesX,and"XforY"becomesasinglenounphrase.Compare"Whattimeisit?"--"It'stimefortea."   Kacy.H SeniorMember China Chinese Kacy.Hsaid: Parentsshouldlimittheirchildren'stimeallocatedtoapart-timejob. Clicktoexpand... Thankyouverymuch.Verycomplicatedforanon-nativeEnglishspeakerthough. Icanalsosay'Timeforapart-timejob'.   E Edinburgher SeniorMember Scotland German/Englishbilingual Ididn'tcommentonthisbefore,buttome"Parentsshouldlimittheirchildren'stimeallocatedtoapart-timejob."soundssostrangethatIcan'tbequitesurewhatyouwantittomean. Let'signorethefor/toquestionfornow.Canyouexplainwhatyouwantthewholesentencetomean?Isitaboutchildrenworkinginapart-timejobduringschoolvacations?Orevenduringschooltime? Ifso,itwouldmakemoresensetobegin"Parentsshouldlimittheamountoftimetheirchildrenallocate...",andonceyoudothat,"to"reallybecomestheonlyoption,because"time"isnowfurtherawayfrom"part-timejob".   Kacy.H SeniorMember China Chinese Edinburghersaid: Isitaboutchildrenworkinginapart-timejobduringschoolvacations?Orevenduringschooltime? Clicktoexpand... Yes,that'swhatIwantedtosay.Thanks   Youmustloginorregistertoreplyhere. Share: Facebook Twitter Reddit WhatsApp Email Share Link EnglishOnly EnglishOnly Top