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Word: Make Out

Part of Speech: Verb (phrasal verb)

Basic Definition: "Make out" has several meanings, but generally, it can mean to understand something, to perceive something, or to engage in physical affection.

Different Meanings:

  1. To Understand or Comprehend:

    • Usage: When you are trying to understand something complicated.
    • Example: "I cannot make out what this politician is saying." (meaning: I cannot understand what he is saying.)

  2. To Suggest or Imply:

    • Usage: To imply something about a situation or person.
    • Example: "Your remarks make me out to be stupid." (meaning: Your comments suggest that I am stupid.)

  3. To Write or Fill Out:

    • Usage: Used when you need to complete a form or document.
    • Example: "Please make out a form for the application." (meaning: Please fill out the form.)

  4. To Engage in Physical Affection:

    • Usage: Refers to kissing or fondling someone with passion.
    • Example: "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car." (meaning: They were kissing passionately.)

  5. To Manage or Cope:

    • Usage: To do well in a situation or to get along.
    • Example: "How are you making out in graduate school?" (meaning: How are you doing or managing in graduate school?)

  6. To Detect or Discern:

    • Usage: To see or hear something clearly.
    • Example: "I can't make out the faces in this photograph." (meaning: I cannot see the faces clearly.)
Usage Instructions:
  • Use "make out" when discussing understanding, suggesting, filling out forms, physical affection, coping, or detecting something.
  • Be aware of the context, as the meaning can change depending on how it is used in a sentence.
Advanced Usage:
  • "Make out" can imply a deeper emotional or physical connection when referring to relationships. For example, "They made out for hours at the party," suggests a strong romantic interaction.
  • In a more complex sentence, you might say, "After reviewing the evidence, the detective could finally make out the suspect's identity."
Word Variants:
  • Noun Form: "Makeout" (as in "makeout session," referring to a period of kissing).
Synonyms:
  1. Understand: comprehend, grasp, figure out.
  2. Imply: suggest, indicate, insinuate.
  3. Fill Out: complete, fill in, write out.
  4. Kiss/Fondle: smooch, neck, embrace.
  5. Cope: manage, get by, do well.
Related Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:
  • Make out like a bandit: To gain a lot or succeed unexpectedly.
  • Make out to be: To portray someone in a particular way.
Example Sentences:
  1. "I can’t make out his handwriting; it’s too messy."
  2. "She tried to make out that she was innocent, but everyone knew the truth."
  3. "After filling out the application, I need to make out a check for the fee." 4.
Verb
  1. try to establish
    • She made out that she know nothing about the crime
  2. imply or suggest
    • Your remarks make me out to be stupid
  3. write all the required information onto a form
    • fill out this questionnaire, please!
    • make out a form
  4. kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
    • The couple were necking in the back seat of the car
  5. have sexual intercourse with
    • This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm
    • Adam knew Eve
    • Were you ever intimate with this man?
  6. come to terms with
    • We got by on just a gallon of gas
    • They made do on half a loaf of bread every day
  7. proceed or get along
    • How is she doing in her new job?
    • How are you making out in graduate school?
    • He's come a long way
  8. comprehend
    • I cannot make out what this politician is saying
  9. make out and issue
    • write out a check
    • cut a ticket
    • Please make the check out to me
  10. detect with the senses
    • The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
    • I can't make out the faces in this photograph

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