make it up to
To pay back; to return someone a previous good deedTo pay back; to return someone a previous good deed.
» It makes no difference to me.
Das ist mir egal. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Мені байдуже. — deniko
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2 senses(idiomatic, transitive)To pay back; to return someone a previous good deed.
After John gave her a lovely wooly hat for her birthday, she wanted to make it up to him so she took him out for dinner.
You've been so kind to me, how can I make it up to you?
(idiomatic, transitive)To redeem oneself.
Examples
2930 sentencesIt makes no difference to me.
Мені байдуже. — deniko
deDas ist mir egal. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I was made to go there.
Мене примусили туди піти. — deniko
ruМеня заставили туда пойти. — odexed
Tom made himself something to eat.
Том приготував собі щось попоїсти. — deniko
deTom machte sich etwas zu essen. — brauchinet
I made myself something to eat.
Я зробив собі щось попоїсти. — deniko
Tom made plans to visit Boston.
Том запланував відвідати Бостон. — deniko
Translations
2 languagesForms
makes it up to, making it up to, made it up to, made it up to| Base form | make it up to · to make it up to |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | makes it up to |
| Present participle | making it up to |
| Past simple | made it up to |
| Past participle | made it up to |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.