English / phrasal verb
Make up for
MEANING IN ENGLISH
to compensate for something bad, lost, or missed; to do something good to balance a mistake or deficiency
In context
01
He bought her a beautiful bouquet of flowers to make up for forgetting their wedding anniversary.
02
The development team worked overtime throughout the weekend to make up for lost time on the software project.
Synonyms
Compensate for,offset,atone for
Antonyms
Worsen,aggravate,exacerbate
Collocations
Make up for lost time,make up for a mistake,try to make up for