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
Santtu	SAHNT-too	Finnish
Rubens	-	Portuguese (Brazilian)
Pollock	['pɔlək]
TristÁN	tree-STAHN	Spanish
MÌCheal	-	Scottish
Astill	['æstil]