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making it up to

making it up to is the present participle and gerund 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 making it up to

What is making it up to the present participle and gerund of?
Making it up to is the present participle and gerund of make it up to.

Words near making it up to in the dictionary

  1. making it rain
  2. making it snappy
  3. making it so
  4. making it so that
  5. making it up as one goes along
  6. making it up to
  7. making known
  8. making land
  9. making landfall
  10. making light of
  11. making light work of

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