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  • 71make out — 1) do, progress How did you make out at your job interview yesterday? 2) understand, interpret I can never make out what he wants to say when he phones me. 3) distinguish, identify The ship captain couldn t make out the other boat because of the… …

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  • 72make out — phrasal verb Word forms make out : present tense I/you/we/they make out he/she/it makes out present participle making out past tense made out past participle made out 1) a) [transitive] to see, hear, or understand someone or something with… …

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  • 73make — 1. tv. to identify someone. (Underworld.) □ We tried to make him down at the station but came up with nothing. □ Given another second or two I could have made the guy but he covered his face. 2. n. an identification. (Underworld.) □ We ran a make …

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  • 74make — I. verb (made; making) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High German mahhōn to prepare, make, Greek magēnai to be kneaded, Old Church Slavic mazati to anoint, smear Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a.… …

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  • 75make — I. n 1a. American an identification or instance of recognition (of a suspect) 1b. American a check in official records on the identity of a suspect or on another piece of evidence ► Run a make on this guy, will you? ► Can we have a make on the… …

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  • 76can — I strong UK [kæn] / US weak UK [kən] / US modal verb *** Summary: Can is usually followed by an infinitive without to : I can speak French. Sometimes it is used without a following infinitive: Come and help us, if you can. Can does not change its …

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  • 77make of — phrasal or make over dialect : to praise lavishly : show much affection for I like to be made of paused to make over the baby felt loved and made over * * * make of [phrasal verb …

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  • 78make out — verb 1. detect with the senses (Freq. 8) The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards I can t make out the faces in this photograph • Syn: ↑spot, ↑recognize, ↑recognise, ↑distinguish, ↑ …

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  • 79make — see make hay while the sun shines as you make your bed, so you must lie upon it you cannot make bricks without straw clothes make the man make haste slowly if you don’t make mistakes you don’t make anything …

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  • 80make up your mind — to make a decision Come on, make up your mind! make up your mind whether: I can t make up my mind whether to go or not. someone s mind is made up: My mind s made up. Nothing will make me change it …

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