make out

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer l'action de distinguer ou de comprendre quelque chose avec difficulté, ou pour désigner des baisers passionnés et des caresses.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of seeing, hearing, or understanding something with difficulty, or to kiss and touch someone in a sexual way.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Discern or perceiveinformal

   To see, hear, or understand something with difficulty.

   Distinguer, discerner

   • I could barely make out the sign in the fog.
   • She tried to make out what he was saying over the noise.
   • Can you make out the details in this old photograph?

   Synonymescatchdescrydetectdiscerndistinguishespyperceivesee

   Antonymesmissmisunderstandoverlook

2. Kiss and cuddleinformal

   To engage in kissing and heavy petting, often in a romantic or sexual context.

   Se peloter

   • They were making out in the back of the car.
   • The teenagers were caught making out in the park.
   • He tried to make out with her after the party.

   Synonymescanoodleneckpetsmoochsnog

3. Claim or pretendinformal

   To assert or pretend something, often in a way that may not be true.

   prétendre

   • He made out that he was an expert on the subject.
   • She made out that she had already finished the work.
   • Don't make out that you didn't know about the rules.

   Synonymesallegeassertclaimmaintainpretendprofessrepresent

4. Write or fill outformal

   To write or complete a document, such as a check or form.

   Remplir ou établir un document

   • Please make out the check to the company.
   • He made out a list of items to buy.
   • She made out the application form carefully.

   Synonymescompletedraw upexecutefill infill outissuepreparewrite out

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