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Phrasal verb: Make Out



 
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Phrasal verb: Make Out #1 (permalink) Thu Aug 10, 2006 22:53 pm   Phrasal verb: Make Out
 

Hey folks...
I just wonder if you can explain the meaning of this phrasal verb (make out). 'Cause as far as I know it may mean to succeed or to deal with a dificult situation. Anyways, I've heard some people using it under a sexual connotaion. So, my question is: How do you use it? and Is it separable? (i.e., I made her out)

I think that for english native speakers this will be a piece of cake. Thanks...

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Phrasal verb: Make Out #2 (permalink) Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:26 am   Phrasal verb: Make Out
 

Make out in that "sexual" sense (let's call it a "romantic" sense instead) basically means that people are kissing and fondling each other. They're not all the way to sex yet.

It's used inseparably. Joe makes out with Mary. Mary and Joe make out. If they can't make out at home, they go to some make-out spot, like a deserted place in the country, a beach, a drive-in movie theater, etc.

In North America, this romantic sense of the word make out is much, much more common that the meaning of succeeding.

In many situations the word parking is also used to mean making out.
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Phrasal verb: Make Out #3 (permalink) Fri Aug 11, 2006 14:39 pm   Phrasal verb: Make Out
 

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Anyways, I've heard some people using it under a sexual connotaion


One piece of advice,Serzige.

Try not to use anyways. Use anyway instead.

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Phrasal verb: Make Out #4 (permalink) Fri Aug 11, 2006 18:32 pm   Phrasal verb: Make Out
 

Tom wrote:
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Anyways, I've heard some people using it under a sexual connotaion


One piece of advice,Serzige.

Try not to use anyways. Use anyway instead.

Tom


Ok I will...But tell me, what's wrong with "anyways"? Is it too informal?
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Phrasal verb: Make Out #5 (permalink) Fri Aug 11, 2006 18:42 pm   Phrasal verb: Make Out
 

Hi Serzige

Yes, it's informal and is also "nonstandard".

I'd also say that it's not used informally by all native speakers, only by some.

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