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made it up to

made it up to is the simple past and past participle of make it up to.

Meaning of make it up to

Verb

make it up to (third-person singular simple present makes it up to, present participle making it up to, simple past and past participle made it up to)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To pay back; to return someone a previous good deed.
    • After John gave her a lovely wooly hat for her birthday, she wanted to make it up to him so she took him out for dinner.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To redeem oneself.

Questions about made it up to

What is made it up to the simple past and past participle of?
Made it up to is the simple past and past participle of make it up to.

Words near made it up to in the dictionary

  1. made it snappy
  2. made it so
  3. made it so that
  4. made it up as one has gone along
  5. made it up as one went along
  6. made it up to
  7. made known
  8. made land
  9. made landfall
  10. made light of
  11. made light work of

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