hear out
English
Pronunciation
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Verb
hear out (third-person singular simple present hears out, present participle hearing out, simple past and past participle heard out)
- (idiomatic, transitive) To listen to someone until that person has finished speaking; to thoroughly consider all aspects of someone's argument.
- Stop interrupting and hear me out!
Usage notes
The object of this idiom is often placed between the words "hear" and "out" as in "hear me out."
Translations
to listen to someone until that person has finished
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Anagrams
- Thoreau, outhear