to make up
48
2.6
- phrasal verb
- /meɪk ʌp/
:
preparar
- She decided to make up the guest bed with fresh linens for the visitors coming this weekend.
I decided to make PBMP up, which is a Korean rice dish.
- I decided to make PBMP up, which is a Korean rice dish.
- We I sorry, I'm concentrating on making the paper up.
- It's been constant ever since last night when I made this solution up.
Examples
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I just came in here to make up the sofa, plump up all the cushions, and I heard it again and I thought it was outside.
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I made your bed up in case you wanted to stay.
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And finally, yes, as much as I do not want to admit this, making up my bed does make a huge difference.
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Well, I gotta finish making up the beds.
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I've made up a bed for you in the spare room.
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Before our guests arrive, I need to make up the living room by straightening the cushions and tidying the table.
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Can you help me make up the office before the meeting starts? It looks a bit disorganized.
Synonyms
983
2.7
To assemble and prepare equipment or objects so they are ready to use
433
1.0
To make a room or area free of dirt and tidy by removing mess
162
1.7
To put things or information in a clear, neat order
161
1.6
Make a place or things tidy and in order
100
3.1
To arrange items so they are ready and easy to see
42
1.0
To make a place neat by putting things away
32
1.5
Make a room or desk neat by putting things in their right place
26
4.1
To make a place or person look neat and smart
25
2.8
To arrange a meeting or appointment
13
3.8
To make yourself or a place look cleaner and nicer
12
3.2
To make a place tidy and organized
8
2.7
Make a room neat by putting things away
2
4.1
To arrange people into a line or formation
1
3.7
To make something tidy by arranging things in order
1
7.2
Make a person or place look neater and nicer by cleaning and adding small things
1
4.8
Make yourself or a place look neater and more stylish
Make things ready in the right order before you need them
Antonyms
How Organized
- US
662
1.6
∞
1.0
48
2.6
- Informal
32
1.5
161
1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
make + up
The meaning 'to form or constitute; to combine together as parts to create a whole' is directly derivable from 'make' (to create or assemble) combined with the particle 'up', which commonly adds a sense of completion or togetherness. This verb+particle compositional pattern is regular in English and cross-linguistically accessible, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would reasonably infer this sense.
Etymology
Make up comes from the idea of make a bed or room up — arranging covers and pillows to make it ready for a guest, so it means 'to put in order' or 'to tidy'.