Phrasal Verbs with MAKE in English

Phrasal Verbs with MAKE in English, make off, make up, make for, make of, make out, make up, make up for, make over;

Make off

Definition;Hurry away, escape

Example Sentence; The thieves made off before the police arrived.

Make up

Definition; Forgive each other

Example Sentence; Alex and Mary angry yesterday, but they made up this morning.

Make for

Definition; Move towards

Example Sentence; He already made for home when I arrived.

Make of

Definition; Understand, find a reason

Example Sentence; I don’t know what to make of his behaviour.

Make out

Definition; Decipher

Example Sentence; Anybody can’t make out her handwriting.

Make up

Definition; Invent, lie about something

Example Sentence; Mary made up a story about why she was late.

Make up for

Definition; Compensate for something

Example Sentence; I don’t eat dinner but I make up for it at breakfast.

Make over

Definition; Do again

Example Sentence; The teacher made him do his homework over.