'MAKE OUT' Phrasal Verb

Definition of Make out phrasal verb

Make out: Make a cheque payable to somebody
(Separable [optional] | British English)

» Example: Please MAKE the cheque OUT to RGM Productions Ltd.

Pretend
(Inseparable | International English)

» Example: He MADE OUT that he was ill so that he didn't have to go to school.

Progress
(Intransitive | International English)

» Example: How are your children MAKING OUT at the new school?

Kiss and pet
(Intransitive | International English)

» Example: They were MAKING OUT at the party last night.

Discern a small detail
(Separable [optional] | International English)

» Example: I can just MAKE OUT the outline of a flying saucer in this photo.

Be able to see or hear something
(Separable [optional] | International English)

» Example: Can you MAKE OUT what she's saying?

Understand someone's nature or personality
(Separable [optional] | International English)

» Example: He's strange; I can't MAKE him OUT.