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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Make out, which one is more common?
1) to kiss and touch in a sexual way, or to succeed in having sex with someone
2) to deal with a situation, usually in a successful way
3) to write all the necessary information on an official document
I made a cheque out for £20 to 'Henry's Supermarket'.
4) to state, usually falsely, that something is true
He made out (that) he had been living in Paris all year.
5) to see, hear or understand something or someone with difficulty
The numbers are too small - I can't make them out at all.
I can't make out your writing.
2) to deal with a situation, usually in a successful way
3) to write all the necessary information on an official document
I made a cheque out for £20 to 'Henry's Supermarket'.
4) to state, usually falsely, that something is true
He made out (that) he had been living in Paris all year.
5) to see, hear or understand something or someone with difficulty
The numbers are too small - I can't make them out at all.
I can't make out your writing.
Top answer
Which is more common simply depends on the individual and his or her situation. I can see myself in any of the situations you give, with the possible exception of #1 .
- Which is more common simply depends on the individual and his or her situation.
- I can see myself in any of the situations you give, with the possible exception of #1 .
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Which is more common simply depends on the individual and his or her situation. I can see myself in any of the situations you give, with the possible exception of #1
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Obviously I am not native English, but for instance I heard make sth up rather than make out for inventing a excuse or sth like that. But I heard usage #1 more than others.
I think you can take challenge #1
I think you can take challenge #1
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Which one is more common?
It's hard to say. Probably 3 and 5, though all are used fairly often.
CJ
It's hard to say. Probably 3 and 5, though all are used fairly often.
CJ
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Necessarily, there shouldn't be specific relation between two or three words of a phrasal verb. But in this case can you give me something? I am a little bit confused with different meaning and appropriate usage of each one of them. I want by illustration of relation between two word, find the best usage, something like affixes and roots. And thanks for your patience.
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youzouNecessarily, there shouldn't be specific relation between two or three words of a phrasal verb. But in this case can you give me something?I don't think so. Those meanings of "make out" are not really related to one another. It's an oddity of English that the same two words can mean so many different things. You might try Googling to find examples of
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