English / idiom
Make out What Someone Said
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To hear, decipher, or understand someone's spoken words despite background noise or low volume.
In context
01
The cafeteria was so loud that I could barely make out what someone said at the back.
02
Once the shouting ceased, the mediator could finally make out what someone said from each side.
Synonyms
decipher words,catch the meaning,distinguish speech
Antonyms
mishear,misunderstand,miss entirely
Collocations
barely make out what someone said,struggle to make out what someone said,make out what someone said clearly