Phrasal Verb: Make up

Phrasal Verb: Make up

Phrasal verbs tend to be ambiguous. As a rule, they have more than one meaning, which can be confusing if you are an English language learner. Here are a few meanings of the phrasal verb “make up” you can adopt easily and improve your English a lot:

MAKE UP 1

Meaning: to constitute.

• People over 65 make up 30% of the population.
• The football team is made up of 11 players.
• The building is made up of 67 floors and a basement.

MAKE UP 2

Meaning: to invent a story.

• I don’t believe you. You made the whole story up!
• Sarah enjoyed making up tales for the school magazine.
• None of it is true. Peter made it all up.

MAKE UP 3

Meaning: to compensate.

• May I leave work earlier today and make up tomorrow?
• He usually has a nap in the afternoon to make up for getting up early.
• I’m sorry I couldn’t come to your birthday party. Can I make it up by taking you to dinner?

MAKE UP 4

Meaning: to end a disagreement.

• Paul argued with his sister but they made up later.
• They argue all the time, but when someone shows up, they pretend to make up.
• After her husband died, she said that they had argued sometimes but they would always kiss and make up afterwards.

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