Vocabulary

Form

to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

verb vt
N2 freq #43

Example sentences

He worked hard to make up for his lack of experience.

Farmers often moonlight to supplement their incomes.

I must work hard to make up for lost time.

Diligence may compensate for lack of experience.

It sounds as if genius compensates for lack of experience.

You must make up the loss next week.

We demanded that she should make up for the loss.

We suggested that she should make up for the loss.