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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The outsole features low-profile lugs made out of the brand’s MissionGrip, which does a good job even on rock.
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But this decision — or his worth — isn’t really the boom-or-bust question it’s made out to be.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
Traditional rattles are still made out of metal cans or gourds and clapper sticks were originally made from elderberry branches, Cohen said.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
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Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
The outsole features low-profile lugs made out of the brand’s MissionGrip, which does a good job even on rock.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2025
But this decision — or his worth — isn’t really the boom-or-bust question it’s made out to be.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
Traditional rattles are still made out of metal cans or gourds and clapper sticks were originally made from elderberry branches, Cohen said.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 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 12 Mar. 2025.
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