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- make allowance for
make allowance for
make allowance for
Also, make allowances for. Take into account extenuating circumstances, as in We have to make allowance for Jeff; he's very new to the business, or Grandma is always making allowances for the children's bad manners. [c. 1700]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Kian (1) | | - | Persian |
Tyra | | - | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
Buenaventura | | bwe-nah-ven-TOOR-ah | Spanish |
Yoel | | yo-EL (Jewish) | Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
Gyda | | - | Danish |
Gwenda | | GWEN-də (English) | Welsh, English |