C2

make up English

Learners of English as a second language usually know the word make up once they have reached the level C2 – Proficient. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning make up meaning

What does make up mean?

make up

— verb (= constitute, represent, comprise, be) form or compose This money is my only income The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance These constitute my entire belonging The children made up the chorus This sum represents my entire income for a year These few men comprise his entire army

— verb devise or compose This designer makes up our Spring collections

— verb (= pay) do or give something to somebody in return Does she pay you for the work you are doing?

— verb (= catch up with) make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point I have to make up a French exam Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?

— verb (= make) put in order or neaten make the bed make up a room

— verb make up something artificial or untrue

— verb apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier She makes herself up every morning

— verb come to terms After some discussion we finally made up

— verb (= correct) adjust for engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance

Synonyms make up synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as make up?

make up English » English

invent

fabricate

compose

constitute

compensate

form

reconcile

patch up

manufacture

make

cook up

concoct

comprise

create

think up

represent

prepare

contrive

arrange

settle

paint

make good

dream up

devise

cosmetics

construct

conciliate

compound

complete

catch up

be

assume

adorn

undertake

trump up

think of

think

take shape

stitch up

set up

recover

put on make up

pay off

pay

pass

organize

makeup

make-up

indite

indemnify

Topics make up topics

What do people use make up to talk about?

Daily life Adornment

Cosmetics

• What words refer to cosmetics?
  cosmetics make-up
• What words refer to putting on cosmetics?
  put on makeup apply cosmetics make up powder your nose

Person Life Marriage

Romantic love

• What words refer to loving each other again after having problems?
  make up get back together

Language and thought Think Mind

Imagine

• What words refer to imagining things?
  imagine conceive of dream up envisage hypothesize invent picture (in your mind) form a picture make up see suppose think of think up visualize

Language and thought Communication Say True

Tell a lie

• What words refer to saying something that is not true?
  lie tell a lie pervert truth deceive tell tales perjure make up

Social behavior Conflict Peace Make peace

Stop fighting

• What words refer to stopping fighting?
  stop fighting cease hostilities end adversity make peace make amends apologize apology reconcile reconciliation make up disengage settle peace offering pacify appease quell tranquilize neutralize harmonize harmonious

Social behavior Conflict Peace

Reconcile

• What words refer to enemies becoming reconciled?
  make amends reconcile ameliorate restore make up make peace pacify

States Quantity

Whole, complete

• What words refer to making something complete?
  complete make up assemble

Grammar General words

Be

• What words indicate that a group of things is something?
  make up form constitute add up to

Grammar General words Do

Create

• What words refer to inventing something?
  create dream up imagine compose contrive design devise invent conceive of think up make up

Examples make up examples

How do I use make up in a sentence?

Simple sentences

You must make up for the loss.

Movie subtitles

I don't have make up on, they won't recognize me.

Frankie set up a distraction so I could make the catch without Nick finding out.

News and current affairs

But, without further profound political and economic integration - which may not end up including all current eurozone members - the euro may not make it even to the end of this decade.

Obama, Rudd, Zapatero, and other forward-thinking leaders can therefore make a huge difference by following up on their pledges at the G-8 and insisting that the aid really works.