to make up for
01
gottgöra, kompensera
to do something in order to replace something lost or fix something damaged
Transitive: to make up for a fault or shortcoming
Informal
Exempel
He wanted to make up for his late arrival by working extra hours to complete the project on time.
Han ville gottgöra sin sena ankomst genom att jobba övertid för att slutföra projektet i tid.
02
kompensera, ersätta
to cover for someone's absence, mistakes, or weaknesses by providing support, alternatives, or doing extra
Transitive: to make up for sb
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
frasalt
handlingsverb
regelbundet
oskiljbar
partikel
up for
grundverb
make
presens
make up for
3:e person singular
makes up for
presens particip
making up for
enkelt preteritum
made up for
perfekt particip
made up for
Exempel
In the team 's absence, Sarah worked extra hours to make up for her colleagues who were on vacation.
I teamets frånvaro arbetade Sarah extra timmar för att kompensera för sina kollegor som var på semester.
