"make head or tail of" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Anglais]

Forms: to make head or tail of [infinitive], makes head or tail of [present, third-person, singular], made head or tail of [preterite], made head or tail of [participle, past], making head or tail of [participle, present], make heads or tails of
  1. Comprendre a minima, faire sens a minima.
    Sense id: fr-make_head_or_tail_of-en-verb-Si0wm47Y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Locutions verbales en anglais, Anglais
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