to invent something, such as an excuse or a story, often in order to deceive

My dad was always really good at making up stories. –

2.to make up – to prepare

to prepare or arrange something by putting different things together

He asked the man behind the counter to make up a box with a selection of chocolates. – Megkérte a pult mögött álló embert, hogy készítsen egy dobozt válogatott csokoládékkal.

The maid will make up your room later. – A szobalány majd később rendbe teszi/elkészíti a szobáját.

3.to make up – to complete

to make an amount of something complete or correct

 (UK) I suspect we were only invited to make up numbers (= to provide enough people). – Gyanítom, hogy csak azért hívtak meg minket, hogy pótoljuk a létszámot (= elegendő embert biztosítsunk).

4.to make up – to replace, to reduce

to reduce or replace something, usually an amount of time or work, that has been lost:

I’ll have to make up the work I missed while I was away. – Be kell majd pótolnom a munkát, amit elmulasztottam, amíg távol voltam.

5.to make up – to become friends again

to forgive someone and become friends again after an argument or disagreement

We argue, but we always make up before long.

specialized meanings:

If you make up a page, book, or newspaper, you arrange the text and pictures in the form in which they will be printed.

If you make up a bed for someone, you put sheets and covers on a bed so that they have a place to sleep in your home.

If you make up a fire, you prepare it or put more wood or coal on it when it is burning. (UK)

to produce or prepare something from cloth:

We could use the rest of the material to make up some curtains. – A maradék anyagot felhasználhatnánk néhány függöny elkészítésére.

sources: Collins Dictionary; Macmillan Dictionary

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