Meaning

9 senses
  1. (transitive)To draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque).

    Cheques may be made out to the Foo Bar Company.

    ausstellen, adressieren

  2. (transitive)To discern; to manage to see, hear etc.

    In the distance, I could just make out a shadowy figure.

    wahrnehmen, merken, mitbekommen

    разбира́тьrazbirátʹ, разобра́тьrazobrátʹ

  3. (US, intransitive, regional)To manage, get along; to do (well, badly etc.).

    Oh, you were on a TV game show? How did you make out?

    durchkommen, abschneiden

    справля́тьсяspravljátʹsja

    proceed or get along

  4. (ambitransitive)To represent; to make (something) appear to be true.

    His version of the story makes me out (to be) the bad guy.

    изобража́тьizobražátʹ, изобрази́тьizobrazítʹ

  5. (US, intransitive, slang)To get along with (someone).

    Him and I always make out well.

  6. (US, intransitive, slang)To make an (often temporary) home.

    I'll make out in this room for the night.

  7. (US, intransitive, slang)To embrace and kiss passionately.

    We found a secluded spot where we could make out in private.

    knutschen, rummachen

    целова́тьсяcelovátʹsja

    kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion

  8. (US, intransitive, nonstandard, rare, slang)To engage in heavy petting or sexual intercourse.

    заняться сексомzanjatʹsja seksom, заняться любовьюzanjatʹsja ljubovʹju, переспатьperespatʹ

    have sexual intercourse with

  9. (obsolete, transitive)To send out.

    make out and issue

Examples

566 sentences
  1. What's that made out of anyway?

    У будь-якому разі, з чого це зроблено?

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  2. This table is made out of wood.

    Це дерев’яний стіл.

    ruЭто деревянный стол.

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  3. I can't make out what she said.

    Не можу розібрати, що вона сказала.

    deIch verstehe nicht was sie gesagt hat.

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  4. These boxes are made out of plastic.

    Ці коробки зроблені з пластику.

    ruЭти коробки сделаны из пластика.

    deDiese Schachteln sind aus Plastik.

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  5. I couldn't make out what he was saying.

    Я не міг розібрати, що він каже.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 5
to discern:
to manage, get along:
to represent as being true:
to embrace and kiss passionately:
to engage in heavy petting or sexual intercourse:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
to draw up; designate as the recipient:
to discern:
to manage, get along:
to embrace and kiss passionately:

Forms

makes out, making out, made out, made out
Base formmake out · to make out
3rd person singularmakes out
Present participlemaking out
Past simplemade out
Past participlemade out

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymake out
he, she, itmakes out

Past simpleLesson

all personsmade out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave made out
he, she, ithas made out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill make out

Phrasal verbs

11 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

71 synonyms
to embrace:hugA2
to discern:descry
manage, get along:make do
to engage in heavy petting:cop a feel
to engage in sexual intercourse:make it
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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