makesomething/someoneout
phrasal verbwithmakeverbuk/meɪk/us/meɪk/made|made
B2
tosee,hear, orunderstandsomething or someone withdifficulty:
Thenumbersare toosmall- I can't make them out at all.
I can't make outyourwriting.
She's astrangeperson- I can't make her out at all.
[+ question word]Nobody can make outwhyyou should have beenattacked.
to see something
- seeI can see for miles from up here.
- noticeI noticed a crack in the ceiling.
- perceiveBill perceived a tiny figure in the distance.
- observeA teacher observed her climbing over the gate.
- spotWe managed to spot a leopard.
- catch sight ofWe looked for the bird and caught sight of it just as it flew off.
Understanding and comprehending
- apprehend
- apprehensible
- apprehension
- astutely
- atyourfingertipsidiom
- connection
- figure
- hold
- keenness
- keepsomeoneup
- know a hawk from a handsawidiom
- know the scoreidiom
- know/see wheresomeoneis coming fromidiom
- scale
- uncomprehendingly
- understand
- voice recognition
- wake up tosomething
- wisdom
- wise