make someone/thing out

make someone/thing out
1》 manage with some difficulty to see, hear, or understand someone or something.
2》 represent someone or something as being of a specified nature.
3》 write out or complete a list or document.
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  • make — verb (makes, making, made) 1》 form by putting parts together or combining substances.     ↘(make something into) alter something so that it forms (something else).     ↘arrange bedclothes tidily on (a bed) ready for use.     ↘Electronics complete …   English new terms dictionary

  • check on someone/thing — or[check up on someone/thing] {v}. To try to find out the truth or rightness of; make sure of; examine; inspect; investigate. * /We checked on Dan s age by getting his birth record./ * /Mrs. Brown said she heard someone downstairs and Mr. Brown… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • check on someone/thing — or[check up on someone/thing] {v}. To try to find out the truth or rightness of; make sure of; examine; inspect; investigate. * /We checked on Dan s age by getting his birth record./ * /Mrs. Brown said she heard someone downstairs and Mr. Brown… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • check\ on\ someone/thing — • check up on someone/thing v. To try to find out the truth or rightness of; make sure of; examine; inspect; investigate. We checked on Dan s age by getting his birth record. Mrs. Brown said she heard someone downstairs and Mr. Brown went down to …   Словарь американских идиом

  • thing — W1S1 [θıŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(idea/action/feeling/fact)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(situation)¦ 4¦(nothing)¦ 5¦(person/animal)¦ 6¦(make a comment)¦ 7 the thing is 8 the last thing somebody wants/expects/needs etc 9 last thing …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • thing — [ θıŋ ] noun count *** ▸ 1 object/item ▸ 2 action/activity ▸ 3 situation/event ▸ 4 fact/condition ▸ 5 aspect of life ▸ 6 idea/information ▸ 7 something not specific ▸ 8 someone/something young you like ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) an object or ITEM. This… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • make — make1 [māk] vt. made, making [ME maken < OE macian, akin to Ger machen < IE base * maĝ , to knead, press, stretch > MASON, Gr magis, kneaded mass, paste, dough, mageus, kneader] 1. to bring into being; specif., a) to form by shaping or… …   English World dictionary

  • make — I [[t]me͟ɪk[/t]] CARRYING OUT AN ACTION ♦ makes, making, made (Make is used in a large number of expressions which are explained under other words in this dictionary. For example, the expression to make sense is explained at sense .) 1) VERB You… …   English dictionary

  • thing — /TIN/ noun 1 IDEA/ACTION/FEELING/FACT (C) anything that you can think of as a single item, for example an idea, an action, a feeling, or a fact: The important thing is for us to tell the truth. | What a stupid thing to do. | A horrible thing… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • make — make1 W1S1 [meık] v past tense and past participle made [meıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(produce)¦ 2¦(do)¦ 3¦(cook)¦ 4¦(cause)¦ 5¦(force)¦ 6¦(mark/hole etc)¦ 7 make it 8 make the meeting/the party/Tuesday etc 9¦(achieve something)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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