make out

Definition of make out in English English dictionary: To designate as the recipient, the payee
Cheques may be made out to the Foo Bar Company.; To succeed; to turn out or end up
Oh, you were on a TV game show? How did you make out?.; To discern
Though nothing of the vault except the roof was visible from where I lay, and so I could not see these visitors, yet I heard every word spoken, and soon made out one voice as being Master Ratsey's. This discovery gave me no surprise but much solace, for I thought that if the worst happened and I was discovered, I should find one friend with whom I could plead for life.; To characterize as; often with to be
His version of the story makes me out to be the bad guy.; To kiss passionately or make love
We found a secluded spot where we could make out in private.; To fabricate a story
I had to make out that my car was stolen in order to get any insurance money.; have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"; If you make out a case for something, you try to establish or prove that it is the best thing to do. You could certainly make out a case for this point of view; write all the required information onto a form; "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form"; imply or suggest; "Your remarks make me out to be stupid; imply or suggest; "Your remarks make me out to be stupid"; 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"; decipher, understand; write out, fill out; discern, distinguish; make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"; If you try to make something out, you try to understand it or decide whether or not it is true. I couldn't make it out at all It is hard to make out what criteria are used At first I thought it was an accident, but as far as I can make out, the police consider that's unlikely. = understand; come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"; If you make out that something is the case or make something out to be the case, you try to cause people to believe that it is the case. They were trying to make out that I'd actually done it I don't think it was as glorious as everybody made it out to be He was never half as bad as his teachers made out; If two people are making out, they are engaged in sexual activity. pictures of the couple making out in their underwear on the beach; When you make out a cheque, receipt, or order form, you write all the necessary information on it. If you would like to send a donation, you can make a cheque out to Feed the Children I'm going to make out a receipt for you; If you make something out, you manage with difficulty to see or hear it. I could just make out a tall, pale, shadowy figure tramping through the undergrowth She thought she heard a name. She couldn't make it out, though I heard the voices, but couldn't make out what they were saying; comprehend; "I cannot make out what this politician is saying"; try to establish; "She made out that she know nothing about the crime"; 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"; kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car"
make out like a bandit: To profit greatly; to get an excessively good deal
Somebody must be making out like a bandit if they have managed to sell a $50 product for $500 like that!.
make a monkey out of: To cause a person, group, or action to appear foolish or inferior; to subject someone or something to ridicule
It is very difficult to make a monkey out of policy makers who can read and write and can argue a case logically.
make a mountain out of a molehill: To treat a problem as greater than it is; to blow something out of proportion; to exaggerate the importance of something trivial
If you're stuck in traffic, try not to make a mountain out of a molehill worrying about it too much. It could be much worse.
make-out: romantic, designed to accompany a kiss
Equal parts jazz landmark and make-out album, it rewards the listener on every level, and established modal jazz as a sub-genre that is still being explored.
make-out: A kiss
makeout: Of, involving, or suited to making out
make a fool out of someone: (Ev ile ilgili) Make someone look foolish
make a monkey out of someone: (Ev ile ilgili) Make someone look foolish
make a big deal out of something: (deyim) To exaggerate an insignificant event
Jeff said, I'm sorry I banged into you in the dark. Don't make a big deal out of it..
make a monkey out of: (deyim) MAKE SOMEONE LOOK FOOLISH, make a fool of, make a laughing stock of, ridicule, make fun of, poke fun at
make a silk purse out of sow's ear: (Atasözü) (You can't make a silk purse out of sow's ear) If you use the wrong material, no matter what you do, you can't make it work
make something out: Manage to see or read something
I was unable to make out the sign because I didn`t have my glasses.
did not make a big deal out of: did not blow anything out of proportion, did not make a fuss about
let's not make a big issue out of it: let's not fight over it
make a federal case out of it: {f} (used in Canada and USA) to make a big deal out of something
make a laughingstock out of: make a joke out of -, ridicule -, laugh at -
make a mountain out of a molehill: {f} exaggerate the importance of something, create a major problem out of a small one, exaggerate a problem
make mountains out of molehills: exaggerate the importance of trivial matters

make out

Turkish pronunciation

meyk aut

Synonyms

detect, discern, discover, distinguish, espy, notice, observe, perceive, remark, accept, catch, collect, compass, comprehend, conclude

Antonyms

fail, misconceive, misunderstand

Pronunciation

/ˈmāk ˈout/ /ˈmeɪk ˈaʊt/

Etymology

[ 'mAk ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High German mahhOn to prepare, make, Greek magEnai to be kneaded, Old Church Slavonic mazati to anoint, smear.