phrasal verb

Make out

No. 104 most commonLetter MInseparable

2Sections

Make a cheque payable to somebody

Meanings

  • Make a cheque payable to somebody (separable [optional], British English)
  • Pretend (inseparable, International English)
  • Progress (intransitive, International English)
  • Kiss and pet (intransitive, International English)
  • Discern a small detail (separable [optional], International English)
  • Be able to see or hear something (separable [optional], International English)
  • someone's nature or personality (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • Please MAKE the cheque OUT to RGM Productions Ltd.
  • He MADE OUT that he was ill so that he didn't have to go to school.
  • They were MAKING OUT at the party last night.
  • I can just MAKE OUT the outline of a flying saucer in this photo.
  • Can you MAKE OUT what she's saying?
  • He's strange; I can't MAKE him OUT.

Related

← Back to catalog