Make up for meaning
Make up for is a phrasal verb that means to compensate for a loss, damage, or negative experience by providing an equivalent benefit.
- Past simple
- made up for
- Past participle
- made up for
- -ing form
- making up for
What make up for means
B2
To compensate for a loss, damage, or negative experience by providing an equivalent benefit
She worked hard to make up for lost time.
Similar phrasal verbs
With make: make up, make out, make for, make something into something, make off, make off with, make over, make towards, make too much of, make something over to someone.
With up: wake up, pick up, grow up, line up, set up, put up, go up, bring up, mess up, break up.
Common questions
What does make up for mean?
To compensate for a loss, damage, or negative experience by providing an equivalent benefit.
What is the past tense of make up for?
Made up for, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
