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Meanings of make out in English

Portuguese
trepar
Spanish
joder

Have sexual intercourse with.

      trepar
      Portuguese
      discernir
      Catalan
      dicenrnir
      Spanish
      sentir

      Detect with the senses.

          discernir
          Spanish
          andar

          Proceed or get along.

                andar
                Spanish
                extender

                Make out and issue.

                      extender
                      Usage of make out in English
                      1
                      We stopped and listened, not quite able to make out the words.
                      Seize the night
                      2
                      However, she's actually far more lovely-looking than she likes to make out.
                      The Guardian
                      3
                      We'll make out a list of all the things we shall need.
                      Five on a treasure island
                      4
                      Soon it was possible to make out the results of the battle.
                      Lonesome dove
                      5
                      Lorraine heard his low voice, although she couldn't make out the words.
                      Exposure
                      6
                      He could hardly make out the words: her voice was so muffled.
                      Slow decay
                      7
                      She heard someone's voice behind Berry but couldn't make out the words.
                      Cauldron of Ghosts
                      8
                      She listened for a moment, trying to make out the chanted words.
                      Oracle's Queen
                      9
                      I couldn't make out the words, but I heard Mr. Eighties's reply.
                      Latte trouble
                      10
                      The children couldn't quite make out whether he was joking or not.
                      Five on a treasure island
                      11
                      He wasn't quite able to make out where it was coming from.
                      Phantoms
                      12
                      The lack of streetlights made it impossible to make out more detail.
                      Last Blood
                      13
                      Almost, he thought he could make out words, or at least syllables.
                      Alien: Covenant
                      14
                      I could hear him talking, but I couldn't make out the words.
                      Three to get deadly and four to score
                      15
                      Yet he could still make out something thrashing within: rearing, reaching, writhing.
                      Blood and Bone
                      16
                      Amanda could hear his voice, barely, but couldn't make out any words.
                      Hostile intent
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                      Translations for make out
                      Make out through the time
                      Make out across language varieties
                      Canada
                      Common
                      United Kingdom
                      Common
                      United States of America
                      Less common
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