make out for

Definition von make out for im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
make for: To set out to go (someplace); to move towards
e disappeared into his house much as a startled weasel makes for its hole.
make for: To confirm, favour, strengthen (an opinion, theory, etc.)
That they are “conditions of thought” does not make for Kant’s theory of the categories one iota more than it makes for the theory of Aristotle or for the theory of Locke.
make for: To tend to produce or result in
It was such a day as one dreams about, with that pleasant warmth in the air that makes for indolent content.
make out: To designate as the recipient, the payee
Cheques may be made out to the Foo Bar Company.
make out: To succeed; to turn out or end up
Oh, you were on a TV game show? How did you make out?.
make out: To discern
Though nothing of the vault except the roof was visible from where I lay, and so I could not see these visitors, yet I heard every word spoken, and soon made out one voice as being Master Ratsey's. This discovery gave me no surprise but much solace, for I thought that if the worst happened and I was discovered, I should find one friend with whom I could plead for life.
make out: To characterize as; often with to be
His version of the story makes me out to be the bad guy.
make out: To kiss passionately or make love
We found a secluded spot where we could make out in private.
make out: To fabricate a story
I had to make out that my car was stolen in order to get any insurance money.
make out: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
make for: go in the direction of; attack; bring forward, assist
make for: cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
make for: If something makes for another thing, it causes or helps to cause that thing to happen or exist. A happy parent makes for a happy child
make for: If you make for a place, you move towards it. He rose from his seat and made for the door
make out: If you make out a case for something, you try to establish or prove that it is the best thing to do. You could certainly make out a case for this point of view
make out: write all the required information onto a form; "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form"
make out: imply or suggest; "Your remarks make me out to be stupid
make out: imply or suggest; "Your remarks make me out to be stupid"
make out: proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way"
make out: decipher, understand; write out, fill out; discern, distinguish
make out: make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"
make out: If you try to make something out, you try to understand it or decide whether or not it is true. I couldn't make it out at all It is hard to make out what criteria are used At first I thought it was an accident, but as far as I can make out, the police consider that's unlikely. = understand
make out: come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
make out: If you make out that something is the case or make something out to be the case, you try to cause people to believe that it is the case. They were trying to make out that I'd actually done it I don't think it was as glorious as everybody made it out to be He was never half as bad as his teachers made out
make out: If two people are making out, they are engaged in sexual activity. pictures of the couple making out in their underwear on the beach
make out: When you make out a cheque, receipt, or order form, you write all the necessary information on it. If you would like to send a donation, you can make a cheque out to Feed the Children I'm going to make out a receipt for you
make out: If you make something out, you manage with difficulty to see or hear it. I could just make out a tall, pale, shadowy figure tramping through the undergrowth She thought she heard a name. She couldn't make it out, though I heard the voices, but couldn't make out what they were saying
make out: comprehend; "I cannot make out what this politician is saying"
make out: try to establish; "She made out that she know nothing about the crime"
make out: detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"
make out: kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car"