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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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
In addition to acquiring new jewelry (which also includes a gold piece made out of her umbilical cord), Cardi has been soaking up life with her newborn, whose name has not been revealed yet.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
The Master Model Builder team at Legoland Discovery Center Bay Area in Milpitas, led by Peter Kochanek-Rogers, spent dozens of hours creating a 5-foot tree made out of Lego bricks.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
But Volcan de mi Tierra just upped the game with the new Colección La Gavilana I, a high-end anejo expression that comes inside a bottle made out of Italian marble.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Make out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20out. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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