make it up

made it up

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of make it up - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

imagination

tr.

invent a story or excuse that is not true

tr.

He didn't do his homework, so he had to make it up.

fabricate

invent

compensate

tr.

do something to replace what was missed or lost

tr.

She will make it up by working extra hours.

compensate

make amends

reconcile

intr.

Rare

become friends again after a fight or argument

intr.

Rare

They argued but decided to make it up and move on.

make peace

reconcile

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Expressions with make it up

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make it up to

compensate someone for a past mistake or harm

I'll make it up to you for missing your party.

you couldn't make it up

exp.

express that something is too strange to be invented

You couldn't make it up, that really happened!

Expressions with make

make of

produce or construct from materials

They made a sculpture of clay.

make sense

be logical or understandable

His explanation didn't make sense to anyone.

make bread

prepare and bake bread from ingredients

She loves to make bread every weekend.

make conversation

talk to fill silence or be polite

She tried to make conversation at the dinner party.

make one's bed

arrange the bed after sleeping in it

Every morning, I make my bed neatly.

make one's eyes water

cause tears to form in the eyes

The onions make my eyes water.

Terms with make it up included in their meaning

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pad out

increase fullness

fill up space in something to make it appear fuller

tart up

decoration

decorate or dress up something to make it more attractive

Examples of make it up in a sentence

Don't believe him; he tends to make it up.
I'll make it up to you tomorrow.
He promised to make it up by cooking dinner.
Let's make it up before the party starts.
They made it up after their disagreement.

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French:inventer, se rattraper, ...
German:sich etwas ausdenken, wiedergutmachen, ...
Italian:inventare, compensare, ...
Spanish:inventar, compensar, ...
Portuguese:inventar, compensar, ...
Chinese:编造, 补偿, ...
Japanese:作り話をする, 埋め合わせる, ...
Arabic:اِخْتَلَقَ, عَوَّضَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַמְצִיא, לְפַצּוֹת עַל, ...
Russian:выдумывать, компенсировать, ...
Ukrainian:вигадати, надолужити, ...
Hindi:कहानी गढ़ना, भरपाई करना, ...
Bengali:গল্প তৈরি করা, ক্ষতিপূরণ করা, ...
Catalan:inventar-se, compensar, ...
Czech:vymyslet si, vynahradit to, ...
Danish:finde på, gøre det godt igen, ...
Dutch:iets verzinnen, goedmaken, ...
Greek:εφευρίσκω, αναπληρώνω, ...
Hungarian:kitalálni, kárpótolni, ...
Khmer:ប្រឌិត, សងជំនួស, ...
Korean:지어내다, 메꾸다, ...
Persian:ساختن داستان, جبران کردن, ...
Polish:zmyślać, odrobić, ...
Portuguese (BR):inventar, compensar, ...
Romanian:a inventa, a compensa, ...
Swedish:hitta på, ta igen, ...
Thai:แต่งเรื่องขึ้นมา, ชดเชย, ...
Turkish:bahane uydurmak, telafi etmek, ...
Vietnamese:bịa ra, làm bù, ...

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