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Pructus Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Make up

Hello....

A meaning of "make up" that is not found in a dictionary....

"I couldn’t make up where he was going." means "I couldn't see/understand where he was going"?
  

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It doesn't make sense. Not to me, anyway.

— GPY

  • It doesn't make sense.
  • Not to me, anyway.
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It doesn't make sense. Not to me, anyway.
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Actually, it occurred to me later that it could mean "I couldn't invent (a story about / the identity of / etc.) the place where he was going". More likely it is an error though, I would think.
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Would it be possible that it was heard wrong "I couldn’t make out where he was going"?
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AnonymousWould it be possible that it was heard wrong "I couldn’t make out where he was going"?
That is a more likely phrasal verb, yes.
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I see... I see....
Thanks so much, GPY!!

By the way...
How about this kind of logic?

Dictionary says "make" has a meaning of "decide" as below.

a. To draw a conclusion as to the significance or nature of: don't know what to make of the decision.
b. To calculate as being; estimate: I
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I see... I see....
Thanks so much, Mister Micawber!!

So, "make out" should be used here, if I want to use the verb "make"....
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pructusSo, "make out" should be used here, if I want to use the verb "make"....
Yes, that makes sense to me; it means 'discern', 'determine'.
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I see... I see...

Thanks so much, Mister Micawber!!
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