Make up

vPhrasal verbSSC PYQ × 5
Meaning

To invent a story or lie; to reconcile

हिंदी अर्थ

कहानी गढ़ना, सुलह करना, या मन बना लेना

Example sentences

Make up your mind before the deadline.

He made up an excuse on the spot.

Daily use: Jhoothi kahani make up mat karo.

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Make up = अपने मन से कुछ खड़ा कर लेना, यानी invent करना। दूसरा sense: break up का antonym make up, यानी झगड़े के बाद सुलह कर लेना।

Make up first means to build something up from your own mind, that is, to invent a story. Its second sense is the opposite of a break-up: after a quarrel, two friends make up and reconcile.

Exam note

Object में mind दिखे तो verb हमेशा make up होगा (make up your mind); make out के साथ mind नहीं आता। Invent, fabricate और reconcile इसके synonym हैं।

If the object is mind, the verb is always make up (make up your mind); make out never takes mind. Invent, fabricate and reconcile are its synonyms.

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