make+up+for
121make way — verb get out of the way (Freq. 3) make way for the President s motorcade • Hypernyms: ↑move • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * MOVE ASIDE, clear the way, make a space, make room, stand back. → make * * * …
122make\ up — v (stress on up ) 1. To make by putting things or parts together. A car is made up of many different parts. 2. To invent; think and say something that is new or not true. Jean makes up stories to amuse her little brother. 3a. To do or provide… …
123make amends — COMPENSATE, recompense, indemnify, make it up to; atone for, make up for, make good, expiate. → amends * * * make amends 1. To supply a loss 2. To compensate (for) • • • Main Entry: ↑amend make amends To render co …
124for — [[t]fə(r), STRONG fɔː(r)[/t]] ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, for is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives in order to introduce extra information, and in phrasal verbs such as account for and make up for . It is also used with… …
125make up — verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to form by fitting together or assembling < make up a train of cars > b. to arrange typeset matter in (as pages) for printing 2. a. to combine to produce (a sum or whole) b. constitute, compose …
126make allowance(s) for — 1 you must make allowances for delays: TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION, take into account, bear in mind, have regard to, provide for, plan for, make plans for, get ready for, cater for, allow for, make provision for, make preparations for, prepare for. 2 …
127make-up — noun 1. an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event he missed the test and had to take a makeup the two teams played a makeup one week later • Syn: ↑makeup • Derivationally related forms: ↑make up, ↑make up ( …
128make good — Synonyms and related words: abide by, accomplish, achieve success, act up to, adhere to, advance, afford proof of, amend, arrive, ascertain, atone, atone for, attend to, be a success, be faithful to, break through, bring home to, bring to… …
