make up, v.
freq. cnt. 29
freq. cnt. 29
form or compose
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 245 freq. cnt.: 189 freq. cnt.: 31 freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1
be comprise constitute make up represent
sample sentences
"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 frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
devise or compose
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
make up
sample sentences
"This designer makes up our Spring collections"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
do or give something to somebody in return
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
compensate make up pay pay off
sample sentences
"Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody PPThey %s to move
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody PPverb frames
Somebody ----s somebody PPverb frames
Somebody ----s somebody PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
put in order or neaten
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
make make up
sample sentences
"make the bed""make up a room"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
verb group
concoct something artificial or untrue
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
cook up fabricate invent make up manufacture
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
catch up with make up
sample sentences
"I have to make up a French exam""Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier
<verb.body>
make up
sample sentences
"She makes herself up every morning"verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s somebody
come to terms
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1
conciliate make up patch up reconcile settle
sample sentences
"After some discussion we finally made up"verb frames
Somebody ----sverb frames
Somebody ----sverb frames
Somebody ----sverb frames
Somebody ----sverb frames
Somebody ----s
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
adjust for
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1
compensate correct counterbalance even off even out even up make up
sample sentences
"engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"verb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym