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Make Out (Verb)

Meaning¹

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".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Examples

She's making out well in her role as the new team leader and her colleagues are very supportive.
How are you making out in graduate school, is the workload manageable for you.
He's come a long way, making out just fine in the business world despite having no prior experience.
After a few months, they were making out well and their sales had increased significantly.
She's a bit overwhelmed with work, but overall she's making out okay in her new role.

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Proceed
Go

Meaning²

Make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

Make out a receipt for the customer to confirm the purchase.
Please make the check out to 'Cash' if you want to withdraw the money immediately.
Can you make out a gift card for $100, so I can give it to my friend?
The receptionist will make out a guest pass for the conference attendees.
The company requires the accountant to make out a voucher for every small purchase.

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Write

Hyponyms

Check

Meaning³

Comprehend; "I cannot make out what this politician is saying".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Examples

I can barely make out the words on this old photograph due to fading.
She couldn't make out the whisper of her friend calling her name across the room.
The ancient text was so worn that researchers struggled to make out the meaning of the passages.
After listening to the recorded message several times, he still couldn't make out the address mentioned.
Even with my glasses on, I have trouble making out the fine print on labels.

Meaning⁴

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".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Examples

I can barely make out the lyrics of this song, the music is too loud.
She tried to make out what the writing on the ancient scroll said, but it was too faded.
The fog made it difficult to make out the other ship's position.
From a distance, I couldn't make out the features of the person standing at the door.
With my glasses on, I could finally make out the street signs as we drove through the city.

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Meaning⁵

Imply or suggest; "Your remarks make me out to be stupid".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

Her testimony makes the company out to be primarily responsible for the damage.
Your article makes him out to be some kind of villain without considering his side of the story.
The report makes the statistics out to be more promising than they actually are.
Their arguments make the proposal out to be more expensive than it needs to be.
The defense attorney's questions make the prosecution out to be unreasonable in their demands.

Hypernyms

Intimate

Meaning⁶

Succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Examples

They managed to make out a living on their small farm in the countryside.
Given the materials we had, we could barely make out a decent meal for everyone.
The family made out quite well considering they only had a small plot of land to work with.
She had to make out with only a few dollars left in her pocket until payday.
Despite the damage from the flood, they were able to make out a temporary shelter using debris and tarpaulin.

Synonyms

Hypernyms

Act
Move

Hyponyms

Meaning⁷

Have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

They made out in the back of the car during the school dance.
It's clear that the two celebrities have made out on multiple occasions.
Did you hear she made out with her ex at the party last night?
The rumor mill claims they've been making out behind their partner's back.
They sneaked around just to make out without their parents knowing.

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Meaning⁸

Try to establish; "She made out that she know nothing about the crime".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

He made out that he was still single in his online profile, but the truth was he had been married for years.
She made out that she had won the scholarship due to her hard work, when in reality she knew her influential uncle played a significant role.
The defendant made out that he was in a different city when the robbery happened.
The deceitful employee made out that he was on a business trip when he was really on a vacation.
The company made out that the new policy was for the benefit of the employees, but it was actually to increase their workload.

Meaning⁹

Kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

The young lovers were making out in the park, oblivious to the people passing by.
They snuck into the empty room and started making out, before their friends found them.
As the night went on, they found themselves making out under the stars by the lake's shore.
The couple were so caught up in the moment that they started making out right in front of everyone.
At the party, they were making out by the fireplace, and everyone knew they had a strong connection.