make someone/something out
- make someone/something out
1) manage with some difficulty to see or hear something
in the dim light it was difficult to make out the illustration
■ understand the character or motivation of someone
I can't make her out-she's so inconsistent
I'm not as bad as I'm made out to be
■ try to give a specified impression; pretend
he made out he was leaving
3) draw up or write out a list or document, esp. an official one
advice about making out a will | send a check made out to Trinity College
Useful english dictionary.
2012.
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