make out
make
meÉĒk
meik
out
aƊt
awt
/mˌeÉĒk ˈaƊt/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "make out"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

to make out
[phrase form: make]
01

āϚ⧁āĻŽā§āĻŦāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāϞāĻŋāĻ™ā§āĻ—āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to kiss and touch someone in a sexual manner
Intransitive
to make out definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They decided to make out on the beach under the moonlight.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϚāĻžāρāĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāϞ⧋āϤ⧇ āϏ⧈āĻ•āϤ⧇ āϚ⧁āĻŽā§āĻŦāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to understand something, often with effort
Transitive: to make out sth
to make out definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I could n't quite make out the reason for her sudden behavior.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āφāϚāϰāϪ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖāϟāĻŋ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāύāĻŋāĨ¤
2.1

āϚāĻŋāύāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ•ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to recognize or distinguish something despite poor visibility
Transitive: to make out a shape
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The distant mountain was difficult to make out through the haze.
āĻĻā§‚āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āϕ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻļāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϚāĻŋāύāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
2.2

āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻž, āωāĻĻā§āϘāĻžāϟāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to comprehend someone's personality, intentions, or true nature
Transitive: to make out sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She's a complex person, and it takes time to make her out.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āϜāϟāĻŋāϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤
2.3

āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻž, āĻļ⧁āύ⧇ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻž

to be able to hear and understand something, often when it is difficult to do so
Transitive: to make out a sound
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Can you make out the lyrics to this song?
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻāχ āĻ—āĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻ—āĻžāύ āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύ?
03

āĻĒā§‚āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to complete a written document with the required information
Transitive: to make out a document
to make out definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The doctor made out a prescription for pain medication.
āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāϰ āĻ“āώ⧁āϧ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻļāύ āϞāĻŋāϖ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to achieve or accomplish something despite having limited resources or facing challenges
Intransitive: to make out | to make out with a task or situation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He ’s been able to make out in a tough situation by staying calm and focused.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§€ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒ⧇āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
05

āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŽā§‹āĻ•āĻžāĻŦ⧇āϞāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to succeed or manage in a situation, often when facing difficulty or uncertainty
Intransitive: to make out in a specific manner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I 'm not sure how she 's making out financially after her divorce.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āύāχ āϝ⧇ āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āφāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϕ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻšāĻšā§āϛ⧇āĨ¤
06

āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻžāύ⧋

to claim or portray something as true, even if it is not
Transitive: to make out to do sth
Ditransitive: to make out oneself to do sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He's making himself out to be a war hero, but he's actually a fraud.
āϏ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϕ⧇ āϝ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇āϰ āύāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āφāϏāϞ⧇ āϏ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰāĻ•āĨ¤
07

āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻŦāĻž āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to present evidence or arguments in support of a claim or belief
Transitive: to make out that | to make out sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company tried to make out that its products were superior to its competitors'.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĨ¤
08

āφāĻŦ⧇āĻ— āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇ āϚ⧁āĻŽā§āĻŦāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϝ⧌āύ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž

to engage in sexual intercourse with someone, often in a romantic or casual manner
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They made out in the bedroom after the party.
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻļā§‹āĻŦāĻžāϰ āϘāϰ⧇ āϝ⧌āύ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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