To make up with someone
How do you say it, when someone wants to get back to friendship after a quarrel?
1. He wants to make up with him.
2. He wants to make it up to him.
3. He wants to make peace with him.
Are there any other options to say this?
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Answers · 4
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Hi Aud!
These are all good ways to say a friendship will start again after conflict has been resolved. Number 2 has a bit of a different meaning, though. Generally, it means that one person will try to do something nice for the other to cover over his/her offence.
Cheers!
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1.OK, but this is also the common terminology used in romantic relationships. (e.g. Let's kiss and make up)
2. As Malvina notes, this means compensating for some wrongdoing.
3. This is rather dramatic. Implies they were at war.
He wants to reconcile with him.
He wants to end their fight (and go back to being friends)
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Thank you, Malvina!
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Hi Aud!
These are all good ways to say a friendship will start again after conflict has been resolved. Number 2 has a bit of a different meaning, though. Generally, it means that one person will try to do something nice for the other to cover over his/her offence.
Cheers!
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