āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
make up for
/mËeÉĒk ËĘp fÉË/
to make up for
01
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to do something in order to replace something lost or fix something damaged
Transitive: to make up for a fault or shortcoming
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She is trying to make up for her mistake.
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02
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to cover for someone's absence, mistakes, or weaknesses by providing support, alternatives, or doing extra
Transitive: to make up for sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The backup quarterback had to make up for the injured starter and lead the team to victory.
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