make out
verb
made out; making out; makes out
1
: to complete (something, such as a printed form) by supplying required information
make out a check
2
: to find or grasp the meaning of
tried to make out what had really happened
3
: to form an opinion or idea about : conclude
how do you make that out
4
a
: to represent as being
made them out to be losers
b
: to pretend to be true
made out that he had never heard of me
5
: to represent or delineate in detail
6
: to see and identify with difficulty or effort : discern
make out a ship through the fog
2
a
: to engage in sexual intercourse
b
Examples of make out in a Sentence
we're not rich, but we're making out all right
I can't quite make out what she is trying to say.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
On The Cosby Show, Phylicia Rashad always delivered parenting moves that were knowledgable and made out of love as Clair Huxtable.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Setting Local Contrast to Strong improved shadow detail slightly, but not enough to make out what was happening in the darkest scenes in our test suite.
—PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
The team’s new name comes with a new logo — a miner named Dugg who rocks a gold tooth, a slick smile and a wink, while holding a pickaxe made out of a baseball bat.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Make out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20out. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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