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ENGLISH VERB

make out

to make out (amid noise or poor visibility)

  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: making out
  • Past participle: made out

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I make out
  2. you you make out
  3. he, she, it he makes out
  4. we we make out
  5. they they make out

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I made out
  2. you you made out
  3. he, she, it he made out
  4. we we make out
  5. they they made out

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will make out
  2. you you will make out
  3. he, she, it he will make out
  4. we we will make out
  5. they they will make out

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am making out
  2. you you are making out
  3. he, she, it he is making out
  4. we we are making out
  5. they they are making out

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I already made out
  2. you you already made out
  3. he, she, it he already made out
  4. we we already made out
  5. they they already made out

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would make out
  2. you you would make out
  3. he, she, it he would make out
  4. we we would make out
  5. they they would make out

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. make out!

How to use make out

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    I can barely make out the words on this sign.

    I can barely make out the words on this sign.

  2. Past

    I made out the word "Sunday," and nothing else.

    I made out the word "domingo", and nothing else.

  3. Future

    You will make out the island when the fog lifts.

    You'll be able to make out the island when the fog clears.

  4. Present continuous

    Are you making out anything from here?

    Can you make out anything from here?

  5. Present perfect

    Nobody has made out what the man shouted.

    Nobody made out what the man shouted.

  6. Conditional

    I would make out the lyrics with headphones.

    I would make out the lyrics with headphones.

  7. Imperative

    Make out the license plate if you can.

    Try to make out the sign if you can.

Good to know

  • "Make out" is to be able to see or hear with difficulty: "I can't make out the sign".
  • In American slang, it can also mean to kiss a lot; be careful with the context.

Where you hear make out

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 1

  • With the bus, I can't make out the word. With the bus, I can't understand the word.
  • I made out "never," and nothing else. I made out "never," and nothing else.
  • With headphones, you'll make it out. With headphones, you'll make it out.
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Advanced Level 1 · make out

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