make allowances for

make allowances for somebody/something

to consider particular facts relating to someone or something We try to make allowances for our students' different language backgrounds. When planning a trip, you have to make allowances for things that you can't know ahead of time, such as crowds or bad weather.

Related vocabulary: allow for something

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Reene	-	English (Rare)
Swapnil	-	Indian, Marathi, Hindi
BrÍGh	BREE	Irish
Cosette	-	French, Literature
Vicent	-	Catalan
Len	[len]