Make out
vPhrasal verbSSC PYQ × 4To manage to see/understand
किसी चीज़ को मुश्किल से देख, सुन या समझ पाना
I could barely make out his signature.
In the fog we could barely make out the road.
Daily use: Doctor ki handwriting make out hi nahi hoti.
Out = बाहर निकालना। उलझे page या code में से मतलब बाहर निकालकर समझना, decipher करना, यही make out है।
Out means bringing something out. Picture someone squinting at a messy page, trying to pull the meaning out of it, like decoding a code. To make out is to manage to see or understand.
Make out = मुश्किल से समझना, make up = गढ़ना या सुलह करना; दोनों अक्सर एक ही test में आते हैं। But failed जैसा संकेत हो तो जवाब make out है।
Make out means to understand with difficulty, while make up means to invent or reconcile; both often appear in the same test. A clue like but failed usually points to make out.