Antonyms for making out

Grammar : Verb

Spell : meyk

Phonetic Transcription : meɪk

Definition of making out

Origin : Old English macian "to make, form, construct, do; prepare, arrange, cause; behave, fare, transform," from West Germanic *makon "to fashion, fit" (cf. Old Saxon makon, Old Frisian makia "to build, make," Middle Dutch and Dutch maken, Old High German mahhon "to construct, make," German machen "to make"), from PIE *mag- "to knead, mix; to fashion, fit" (see macerate). If so, sense evolution perhaps is via prehistoric houses built of mud. Gradually replaced the main Old English word, gewyrcan (see work (v.)).
Meaning "to arrive at" (a place), first attested 1620s, originally was nautical. Formerly used in many places where specific verbs now are used, e.g. to make Latin (c.1500) "to write Latin compositions." This broader usage survives in some phrases, e.g. to make water "to urinate," to make a book "arrange a series of bets" (1828), make hay "to turn over mown grass to expose it to sun." Make the grade is 1912, perhaps from the notion of railway engines going up an incline.
Read the valuable suggestions in Dr. C.V. Mosby's book -- be prepared to surmount obstacles before you encounter them -- equipped with the power to "make the grade" in life's climb. [advertisement for "Making the Grade," December 1916]
But the phrase also was in use in a schoolwork context at the time. Make do "manage with what is available" is attested from 1867. Make time "go fast" is 1849; make tracks in this sense is from 1834. To make a federal case out of (something) popularized in 1959 movie "Anatomy of a Murder;" to make an offer (one) can't refuse is from Mario Puzo's 1969 novel "The Godfather." To make (one's) day is from 1909; menacing make my day is from 1971, popularized by Clint Eastwood in film "Sudden Impact" (1983). Related: Made; making.

verb see, recognize
verb understand
verb get by, succeed

Example sentences :

He is making out the papers now, I think, and ees in a bad temper, too.
Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling

Arnold was making out very well, much to Mandleco's delight.
Extract from : « We're Friends, Now » by Henry Hasse

"Certainly; that will cost you three guineas," she said, making out a receipt.
Extract from : « Australia Revenged » by Boomerang

A scout should have no difficulty in making out what is the matter with a person in a fit.
Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America

We're making out our schedule, and you don't know what you're missing!
Extract from : « Miss Pat at School » by Pemberton Ginther

I'm going to see how they are making out in front of the boathouse!
Extract from : « The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island » by Edward Stratemeyer

"No, that's so, and I was making out as if he had or was going to," with a smile.
Extract from : « The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade » by Harry Moore

Fred glanced over his shoulder to learn how he was making out in the race.
Extract from : « Two Boys in Wyoming » by Edward S. Ellis

If you have time, write to me and let me know how you are making out.
Extract from : « From Farm to Fortune » by Horatio Alger Jr.

I gathers as much from the remarks they're making out of the windows of the coach.
Extract from : « From Place to Place » by Irvin S. Cobb

Synonyms for making out

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