Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the following sentence.
I am trying to figure out how to ________ for all the pain I made you go through.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → make up
Make up for means to compensate for something bad, wrong or lost by doing something good. In the sentence "make up" is followed by "for": the speaker wants to do something good in return for the pain caused.
Example: He bought her flowers to make up for his rude words.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: make out — Incorrect. Make out means to understand, or to see or hear something with difficulty; "make out for the pain" has no meaning.
Example: I could not make out what he was saying.
Option 3: make over — Incorrect. Make over means to transfer property to someone legally, or to give something a new look.
Example: He made over the house to his son.
Option 4: make off — Incorrect. Make off means to leave in a hurry, especially to escape after stealing something.
Example: The thief made off with her purse.
The following words have also been asked in other CUET (UG) English papers:
| Word | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| make off | 12-05 S2 | – | – | – | – |