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present tense third-person singular of make out
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1
to meet one's day-to-day needs
- we're not rich, but we're making out all right
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2
to have a clear idea of
- I can't quite make out what she is trying to say
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- appreciates,
- apprehends,
- assimilates,
- beholds,
- catches,
- catches on (to),
- cognizes,
- compasses,
- comprehends,
- conceives,
- cottons (to or on to),
- deciphers,
- decodes,
- digs,
- discerns,
- gets,
- grasps,
- groks,
- intuits,
- knows,
- makes,
- perceives,
- recognizes,
- registers,
- savvies,
- sees,
- seizes,
- senses,
- tumbles (to),
- twigs,
- understands
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3
to take on a false or deceptive appearance
- he tried to make out that he didn't mind losing his job, but friends suspected he was desperately worried
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4
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
- as best as I can make out, the police were informed of the incident but didn't think it was worth investigating
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