1to put out
2to come up with
3to draw (conclusion)
4to deliver (speech, judgment)
5to devise (explanation)
6to extract
7to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc)
8to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc)
Examples
nǐ你zěn yàng怎样zuò chū作出de的jiě shì解释？
你怎样作出的解释？
How do you account for that?
他给我的工作作出了明确指示。
He gave me precise instructions to do the job.
汤姆是最先作出反应的。
Tom was the first to react.