hear someone out

hear someone out
hear someone out
1. Lit. to hear all of what someone has to say. (Fixed order.) •

Please hear me out. I have more to say.

Hear out the witness. Don't jump to conclusions.

2. Fig. to hear someone's side of the story. (Fixed order.) •

Let him talk! Hear him out! Listen to his side!

We have to hear everyone out in this matter.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • hear someone out — hear (someone) out to listen to someone until they have finished. Everyone in that room was angry when I got there, but except for one person, they all stayed to hear me out. Usage notes: sometimes used as a request: “Can we end this discussion… …   New idioms dictionary

  • hear someone out — listen to all that someone has to say. → heaps …   English new terms dictionary

  • ˌhear sb ˈout — phrasal verb to let someone finish what they are saying without interrupting them I m serious about this; hear me out, please.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • hear — [ hır ] (past tense and past participle heard [ hɜrd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 notice sound ▸ 2 receive information ▸ 3 listen to ▸ 4 understand (feeling) ▸ 5 about things said ▸ 6 in court of law ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive never… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hear out — hear (someone) out to listen to someone until they have finished. Everyone in that room was angry when I got there, but except for one person, they all stayed to hear me out. Usage notes: sometimes used as a request: “Can we end this discussion… …   New idioms dictionary

  • hear out — verb listen to every detail and give a full hearing to • Hypernyms: ↑listen • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s somebody * * * hear out To listen to (someone) until he or she has said all he or she wishes to say • • • Main Entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • hear out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms hear out : present tense I/you/we/they hear out he/she/it hears out present participle hearing out past tense heard out past participle heard out hear someone out to listen to someone until they have finished… …   English dictionary

  • hear — verb (past and past participle heard) 1》 perceive (a sound) with the ear. 2》 be told or informed of.     ↘(have heard of) be aware of the existence of.     ↘(hear from) receive a letter or phone call from.     ↘(hear someone out) listen to all… …   English new terms dictionary

  • hear out — PHRASAL VERB If you hear someone out, you listen to them without interrupting them until they have finished saying everything that they want to say. [V n P] MPs heard him out in silence... [V n P] Perhaps, when you ve heard me out, you ll… …   English dictionary

  • hear — W1S1 [hıə US hır] v past tense and past participle heard [hə:d US hə:rd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hear sounds/words etc)¦ 2¦(listen to somebody/something)¦ 3¦(be told something)¦ 4¦(in court)¦ 5 have heard of somebody/something 6 not hear the last of somebody… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hear tell of — To hear someone speak of • • • Main Entry: ↑hear * * * hear tell of (or that) be informed of (or that) I heard tell that he went out west …   Useful english dictionary

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