make out

verb

1. tr to discern or perceive

   can you make out that house in the distance?

2. tr to understand or comprehend

   I can't make out this letter

3. tr to write out

   he made out a cheque

4. tr to attempt to establish or prove

   he made me out to be a liar

5. intr to pretend

   he made out that he could cook

6. intr to manage or fare

   how did you make out in the contest?

7. informal.
   introften foll bywith to engage in necking or petting

   Alan is making out with Jane

Example Sentences

The film’s version of “Dancing Through Life” is so backlit that it’s hard to make out characters beyond a blinding white glare, an offense second only to the way Elphaba is filmed in low light.

From Salon

Remnants of that history include the altar of a church built for service members made out of rocks from the desert, she said.

From Los Angeles Times

This far back in time, some details are too fuzzy to make out.

From Los Angeles Times

If you see an instrument made out of keyboard keys, the story goes that Lari is likely the one who swiped them from Tiana’s computer.

From Los Angeles Times

The image was marred by interference, but Romeo thought he could make out twin vertical stabilizers on the tail.

From Los Angeles Times