make out of

verb

To construct from; to create (something) using (a material or substance).

“I'll make a quilt out of your mother's old shirts.”

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Meanings

verbmake out of (third-person singular simple present makes out of, present participle making out of, simple past and past participle made out of)

present singular third person makes out of · participle present making out of · participle past made out of · past made out of

  1. To construct from; to create (something) using (a material or substance).

    I'll make a quilt out of your mother's old shirts.

Translations

Swedish göra av
  • göra avto construct from something
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “make out of,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20out%20of.

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