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.
Recent Examples on the Web
On Tuesday at the Today show, Anderson and Neeson pretended to get caught making out on live TV as part of a bit.
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EW.com, 30 July 2025
Sugar was also used to prepare subtleties—edible sculptures made out of marzipan.
—Literary Hub, 29 July 2025
The next morning, on Tuesday, July 29, Anderson and Neeson pretended to get caught making out on live TV for a funny moment while visiting the Today show together.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 29 July 2025
But Palm Beach County’s friendly neighborhood sugar cane barons might yet make out like bandits.
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2025
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EW.com, 30 July 2025
Sugar was also used to prepare subtleties—edible sculptures made out of marzipan.
—Literary Hub, 29 July 2025
The next morning, on Tuesday, July 29, Anderson and Neeson pretended to get caught making out on live TV for a funny moment while visiting the Today show together.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 29 July 2025
But Palm Beach County’s friendly neighborhood sugar cane barons might yet make out like bandits.
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for make out
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“Make out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20out. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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