Make up to meaning
Make up to is a phrasal verb that means to behave with excessive friendliness or praise in order to gain an advantage.
- Past simple
- made up to
- Past participle
- made up to
- -ing form
- making up to
What make up to means
C1disapproving
To behave with excessive friendliness or praise in order to gain an advantage
He was making up to the director before the promotion decision.
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 up for, make too much of.
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 to mean?
To behave with excessive friendliness or praise in order to gain an advantage.
What is the past tense of make up to?
Made up to, 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.
