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transitive verb

: to complete (something, such as a printed form) by supplying required information

: to find or grasp the meaning of

tried to make out what had really happened

: to form an opinion or idea about : conclude

: to represent as being

made them out to be losers

: to pretend to be true

made out that he had never heard of me

: to represent or delineate in detail

: to see and identify with difficulty or effort : discern

make out a ship through the fog

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Example Sentences

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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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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разглядеть, понять, разбирать, различить, выписывать, увидеть, составлять, уяснить

- составлять; выписывать

to make out a check [a bill] — выписать чек [счёт]
to make out a certificate of death by heart failure [by cancer] — выдать свидетельство о смерти от инфаркта [от рака]
we shall make out a list of what we need — мы составим список того, что нам надо /требуется/
to make out a grant in smb.’s name — составить дарственную на чьё-л. имя

- разобрать; увидеть; различить

to make out a dim figure through the mist — различить неясную фигуру сквозь туман /в тумане/
to make out inscription — разобрать надпись

- понять, разобраться

to make out the meaning of a word — понять значение слова
as far as I can make out — насколько я понимаю
I can’t make out what he says — я не могу сообразить /разобрать, понять/, что он хочет сказать

- дать понять, делать вид

he makes out that he is badly treated — он представляет дело так, будто с ним плохо обращаются
he made me out to be a liar — он повернул дело так, что я оказался лжецом

- доказывать

the plaintiff couldn’t make out his case — истец не мог доказать справедливость своего иска

- амер. разг. жить, существовать

how is he making out? — как он живёт?, как у него идут дела?

- справляться (с чем-л.); преуспевать

how did they make out with the problem? — как они справились с этой задачей?
how are you making out in your new job? — как у тебя идут дела на новом месте?

I can’t make out the meaning of this poem.

Я не могу понять смысла этого стихотворения.

I couldn’t make out what he was saying.

Я не мог разобрать, что он говорит.

How did you make out this morning?

Как у вас прошло сегодняшнее утро?

He’s not such a fool as he is made out to be.

Он не такой дурак, каким его пытаются выставить.

How did he make out while his wife was away?

Как он справлялся со всем, пока его жена была в отъезде?

I can’t make out the faces in this photograph.

Я не могу разглядеть лиц на этой фотографии.

I can’t quite make out this other duck.

Я не совсем могу разобрать, что это за малый. (на фотографии)

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make out

1. To be able to see, hear, read, or distinguish something despite difficulty, often due to factors that interfere with one’s senses. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between «make» and «out.» I can read most of this, but I can’t make out the last part. Can you? There, in the background—there’s someone talking. If we turn up the volume we may be able to make out what they’re saying. There’s another flavor in there, but I can’t quite make it out. Is it thyme?

2. To fare or manage (in a given situation). How did you make out at the grocery store? Did you get what you needed? The conference wasn’t a total bust. We made out OK on the last day.

3. slang To kiss passionately and for an extended period of time. All the high school kids go up there to make out in their cars.

4. To portray in a certain way. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between «make» and «out.» Please don’t make me out as some kind of villain—I’m just trying to help. This article makes Jake out to be one of the leaders of the protest, but he was just passing through when the reporter asked him a question.

5. To write the name of the payee of a check. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between «make» and «out.» Please make out checks to the school. To whom should I make it out?

6. To write out a document of some kind. We need to make out these thank-you notes before much more time goes by.

make something out

to see, read, or hear something well enough to understand it. What did you say? I couldn’t quite make it out. Can you make out what he is saying?

make out (with someone or something)

1. to manage to do something with someone or something. I think I can make out with this hammer. If I can’t make out with a crew of four, I’ll have to ask for more help.

2. Go to make out (with someone).

make out

(with someone or something)

1. to manage to do something with someone or something. I think I can make out with this hammer. If I can’t make out with a crew of four, I’ll have to ask for more help.

2. Go to make out (with someone).

make out

1. Discern or see, especially with difficulty, as in I can hardly make out the number on the door. [Mid-1700s]

2. Manage, get along, as in How did you make out with the accountant? This usage was first recorded in 1820.

3. Engage in sexual foreplay or intercourse, as in Bill and Jane were making out on the sofa, or Joe bragged that he made out last night. [Slang; early 1900s]

4. Understand, as in I can’t make out what she is trying to say. [Mid-1600s] Also see can’t make head or tail of.

5. Establish or prove, as in He made out that he was innocent. [Colloquial; mid-1600s]

6. Imply or suggest. This usage often occurs with an infinitive, as in Are you making me out to be a liar? [Colloquial; mid-1600s]

7. Write out, draw up; fill in a written form. For example, He made out the invoices, or Jane started making out job applications. This usage was first recorded in 1465.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

make out

1. To discern or see something, especially with difficulty: It was hard to make out the traffic signs because of the rain. The patient tried to read the doctor’s handwriting, but couldn’t make it out.

2. To hear something well enough to understand it: He simply could not make out what she said. The voice over the public address system was so garbled that I couldn’t make it out.

3. To write something out; draw something up: The shopkeeper stayed late to make out the invoices. We drew up a guest list so we could make the invitations out.

4. To represent or describe someone or something as being or doing something. Used with an infinitive clause: Their inaccurate description made me out to be a liar. The commercial made out the candidate to be a real hero.

5. To try to establish or prove that something is true: We made out that we were innocent.

6. To get along in some way; fare in some way: The family made out well in their business.

7. make out of To create or fashion something from something else: We made a birdcage out of the leftover wood. The jewelry was made out of copper.

8. Slang To kiss deeply and passionately; neck: The couple made out in the back seat of the car.

9. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse.

make out

1. in. to neck and pet. He started making out when he was twelve.

2. in. to succeed. How did you make out?

See also:

leave behind
angle
angling
skin
skin me
skinhead
skins
wear (one’s) apron high
high
high, wide, and handsome

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make out

[‘meɪk’aʊt]

1) Общая лексика: высаживать, преуспевать, разбирать, разглядеть, разобрать, составлять, увидеть, справляться , уяснять себе, выделять, притворяться, делать вид, целоваться (и обниматься)

2) Морской термин: рассмотреть

3) Разговорное выражение: «зажигать», «лизаться», заниматься сексом

4) Американизм: жить, существовать

5) Железнодорожный термин: различить, выписывать

6) Торговля: выписывать счёт

7) Экономика: выставлять , выписывать

Психология: понять , разобраться

9) Сленг: иметь успех, обжиматься, жить-поживать, страстно ласкать, суметь соблазнить женщину

10) Патенты: выписывать, выставлять, составлять

11) Деловая лексика: доказывать, разбираться, различать, справляться

12) Американский английский: целоваться

13) Макаров: видеть, понимать, составлять

14) Табуированная лексика: заниматься (с кем-л.) петтингом, (with somebody) страстно обниматься

Универсальный англо-русский словарь.
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make out — [v1] see, recognize detect, discern, discover, distinguish, espy, notice, observe, perceive, remark; concept 626 Ant. fail make out [v2] understand accept, catch, collect, compass, comprehend, conclude, decipher, deduce, deduct, derive, dig,… … New thesaurus
make out — (v.) c.1600, get along, from MAKE (Cf. make) (v.) + OUT (Cf. out). Sense of understand is from 1640s; sexual sense first recorded 1939 … Etymology dictionary
make out — ► make out 1) manage with difficulty to see, hear, or understand. 2) represent as or pretend. 3) draw up (a list or document). 4) informal make progress; fare. Main Entry: ↑make … English terms dictionary
make out — index detect, discern (detect with the senses), hear (perceive by ear), note (notice), perceive, pierce (discern) … Law dictionary
make out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you make something out, you manage with difficulty to see or hear it. [V P n (not pron)] I could just make out a tall, pale, shadowy figure tramping through the undergrowth… [V n P] She thought she heard a name. She couldn t… … English dictionary
make out — verb 1. detect with the senses (Freq. The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards I can t make out the faces in this photograph • Syn: ↑spot, ↑recognize, ↑recognise, ↑distinguish, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
make out — phrasal verb Word forms make out : present tense I/you/we/they make out he/she/it makes out present participle making out past tense made out past participle made out 1) a) [transitive] to see, hear, or understand someone or something with… … English dictionary
make out — {v.} 1. To write the facts asked for (as in an application blank or a report form); fill out. * /The teacher made out the report cards and gave them to the students to take home./ * /Mrs. Smith gave the clerk in the store some money and the clerk … Dictionary of American idioms
make out — {v.} 1. To write the facts asked for (as in an application blank or a report form); fill out. * /The teacher made out the report cards and gave them to the students to take home./ * /Mrs. Smith gave the clerk in the store some money and the clerk … Dictionary of American idioms
make out — v 1. To write the facts asked for (as in an application blank or a report form); fill out. The teacher made out the report cards and gave them to the students to take home. Mrs. Smith gave the clerk in the store some money and the clerk made out… … Словарь американских идиом
make out — 1) do, progress How did you make out at your job interview yesterday? 2) understand, interpret I can never make out what he wants to say when he phones me. 3) distinguish, identify The ship captain couldn t make out the other boat because of the… … Idioms and examples

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vb adv

1 tr to discern or perceive
can you make out that house in the distance?

2 tr to understand or comprehend
I can’t make out this letter

3 tr to write out
he made out a cheque

4 tr to attempt to establish or prove
he made me out to be a liar

5 intr to pretend
he made out that he could cook

6 intr to manage or fare
how did you make out in the contest?

7    intr; often foll by: with
Informal     (chiefly U.S. and Canadian)   to engage in necking or petting
Alan is making out with Jane

English Collins Dictionary — English Definition & Thesaurus

Collins

make out

1 descry, detect, discern, discover, distinguish, espy, perceive, recognize, see

2 comprehend, decipher, fathom, follow, grasp, perceive, realize, see, suss (out) (slang) understand, work out

3 complete, draw up, fill in or out, inscribe, write (out)

4 demonstrate, describe, prove, represent, show

5 assert, claim, let on, make as if or though, pretend

6 fare, get on, manage, prosper, succeed, thrive

English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus

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when life gives you lemons, make lemonade!	exp.	make the best out of a difficult situation ; turn sth negative into a positive. By making sth sweet (lemonade) out of sth bitter (lemon), the phrase encourages to look on the bright side of life even in the face of adversity or misfortune	When life gives you lemons, make lemonade; but when life gives you melons, you might be dyslexic!
make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear	exp.	the impossibility to make a good quality product using bad quality materials
make sthg fly	v.	make something succeed strongly and rapidly
! make something up to someone	exp.	to make amends to someone.	[US] I’m so sorry. I will do what I can to make it up to you. I will make it up to them. Don’t worry.
sex up	v.	make more exciting
drop a bomb	exp.	make a sensational announcement	[Fig.] E.g.: Today’s newspapers dropped a bomb about the President’s past.
make a judgement call	v.	take a decision based on one’s subjective conclusions, when objective evidence is not available
! make it up to (one)	exp.	1. To do something to make amends to one for a transgression against them or some disappointment.	[US] I’m so sorry for missing your recital. I promise that I’ll make it up to you somehow. I know you’re disappointed about missing the movie, but I’ll make it up to you.
make no mistake about it	exp.	phrase meant to emphasize the speaker’s self-assurance	syn.: you can bet on it; trust me; you can count on it; I’m telling you…
! chart	v.	to make a detailed plan of
to make a good fist of	v.	to do sth well
jerk smb. around	exp.	deliberately make things difficult for someone; sabotage
beat one’s brain out	id.	make a lot of efforts to understand something
! give it a shot	exp.	make an attempt, endeavor, make an effort
a bargaining chip	exp.	something used to make someone do what you want	We can use the money as a bargaining chip in the negotiations.
hoasqueiro	adj.	1. Religions that make the sacramental use of the Hoasca tea, such as the União do Vegetal, Santo Daime, Barquinha and Alto Santo. 2. Adept of one of the religions that make sacramental use of the Hoasca tea. 3. He who takes communion with the Hoasca tea; Ayahuasqueiro.	[Latam];[Rel.]

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